I have been picking my way through the MSS in order to see what the editor has done. The one thing that stands out most is how kind he has been, there is very little alteration.
Most of his changes have been grammatical or syntactical (strange word) or where I have put in a surplus comma or colon. He has not had any issue with the style or colour of the writing, which is a huge relief.
I know that there are a few colloquialisms which will have my American readers scratching their heads, but there are a couple which raised my editor's eyebrows. But then I realised - he is not from around here! He is an incomer and has not lived here long enough to have soaked up the lingo.
The question is, do I change it or do I leave it? To change the word may risk changing the flavour slightly, so I think the judicious addition of a couple more words might be in order.
An odd things is that I have not handled the MSS for some time and I find myself being reminded of what I had written - I had actually forgotten some of the things!
Hey ho. On with the work of weeding and cultivating.
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