I think it s got a flower on it. I think it s got a feather on it. Do not read manuscript - send it directly to the copy editor. Do not edit manuscript. Do not request revisions although the book desperately needs it.
Offer author no guidance on what to write next.
Lose every manuscript author sends in, requesting author to reprint entire manuscript and send it to her FedEx over night. Forget author has manuscript coming in so because it s not in the schedule author must wait another 8 months for publication. Forget to submit manuscript to Book Club and excuse herself with Oh my goof. Too late now. Too bad c. Remind author at every opportunity that she is not Nora Roberts.