SPA Girls Podcast – EP342 – Interview with Mary-Theresa Hussey

Ten Mistakes Authors Make With Their Editing & How To Fix Them

Today we’re thrilled to welcome editor extraordinaire, Mary-Theresa Hussey, to the SPA.

Prior to becoming a freelance editorial consultant, Mary-Theresa (known as Matrice) worked at Harlequin for more than 25 years, editing nearly a thousand titles. As editor, senior and executive editor, she read, acquired, revised, rejected and critiqued triple that. Many of the books she has edited went on to find places on both the NYT and USA Today bestseller lists.

Matrice shares the top ten mistakes she sees authors making and how to fix them! This is an incredible episode, packed with great info for writers at all stages of their careers. Bonus – it’s a long and juicy episode filled with amazing expert advice to help you polish your writing.

Guest Bio:

Mary-Theresa Hussey—also known as Matrice—knew from the start she loved the stories found in books—and that she didn’t want to be a writer. So she became an editor, putting  her love of books to good use by helping authors write better stories.

Prior to becoming a freelance editorial consultant, she worked at Harlequin for more than 25 years, editing nearly a thousand titles. As editor, senior and executive editor, she read, acquired, revised, rejected and critiqued triple that. Many of the books she has edited went on to find places on both the NYT and USA Today bestseller lists.

Matrice is an award-winning editor, including the RWA Vivian Stephens Industry Professional award in 2015, the OCC Helping Hands Industry Award, Editor of the Year Award from the NYC RWA and multiple RITA and National Readers Choice Award nominees and winners among others).

She loves a good story and wants to make sure it’s well told.

Find her at http://www.goodstorieswelltold.com/

Resources mentioned:

Tiktok – follow @iamthatenglishteacher for grammar and punctuation tips

KM Weiland’s Structuring Your Novel (https://www.amazon.com/K-M-Weiland/e/B002RCXQ00/)

Enneagram : https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-descriptions

Myers Briggs: https://www.truity.com/test/type-finder-personality-test-new

Purdue Writing resources: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/grammar/index.html