In this week's episode, Ashley is walking through the process of receiving her first edit letter, how she developed her own revision process, and the collaborative work of creating a book. 

This week in Publishing: 

1. Publisher’s Weekly says book sales were up in May! Which is always positive news.  https://t.co/GxRrB0iGIw 


2. NY Writers Coalition is closing its doors after 22 years of providing free workshops citing years of struggling to pay bills. https://gothamist.com/news/new-york-writers-coalition-decades-old-creative-writing-hub-to-close-its-doors


3. Author of the Bridgerton Series discusses the change in story for Franchesa Bridgerton. Brings up an interesting thought about adaptations and how closely they should or shouldn’t follow the book. https://www.buzzfeed.com/noradominick/bridgerton-julia-quinn-michael-michaela-backlash

Given the Option: You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty 

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