Show 345: Mary Ford ~ Editor

Interviewing my book editor Mary Ford was a pleasure! 

By sharing her background, including her early years of marriage and how—when she walked into a newsroom for the first time at 35, felt like she belonged—showed me how relatable she is.

Mary is an accomplished editor, and she had us both laughing about some embarrassing typos in headlines and news copy in her journalism career. Those experiences she revealed showed that Mary understands vulnerability and that we all make mistakes. She knows the value of having a second set of eyes look at what we write and she couldn’t stress the importance enough for every writer to welcome feedback—even though it may not be what we want to hear.

She openly welcomed clients of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities throughout our interview including students, business people, authors, and more. And with her professional background as a teacher, those skills she carries with her—help her clients achieve the great writing and messaging they are all looking for. Especially when most of us need an expert like Mary is at meeting deadlines.

We live in the era of texting, instant messaging, and dashing off emails so I fell in love with Mary’s fondness for the English language. While Mary says we accept that form of communication—complete with its grammatical and spelling errors—that should not take the place of writing well.

As an author myself, I share a special connection with Mary, who is writing a coming of age novel about her husband’s youth.

To contact Mary directly, please visit www.MaryFordEdit.com today.