Another rapid turnaround. The new draft of the AI novel arrived in his inbox, ready for another round of editing. This was likely to be the final round, unless they wanted line editing of the nearly finished product.
This time, the turnaround was not quite so surprising. It was still a rewrite, but hadn't gone to the depth of change from the last draft. Probably seventy percent of the last draft was still there, word for word. The author, I.A. Rice, had even included a note.
“I appreciate your help with the first two drafts. Your developmental suggestions were impeccably helpful. I believe this is close to being the final draft, and would love to get any final opinions you may have. I will then be publishing probably within another month, if all goes according to plan. For this draft, m
