October 14, 2002

For years, I would show my work to people, and for years I would hear the inevitable question, "Have you submitted anything for publishing yet?" Of course, my answer was always the self-effacing, "Not yet". I have always had faith in the writing gift I was given, but found a lack of confidence in my ability to wrap that gift up and present it to the world unblemished. So, like many a writer, I kept my gift under wraps. Oh, I'd let a few friends take quick peeks knowing that I was "safe" with them, as they would never say anything that would bruise my ego. But with no nurturing, my gift started to feel more like the proverbial albatross around my neck. I had terrible cravings to set my words free, offset by a more terrible thought I wasn't quite 'good enough'.

That's where Lynette came in. She taught me that the only difference between a "published" author and myself is that the published author overcame their fears by doing and that the unpublished author (me) remained overcome by fear. Lynette became my dragon-slayer. She taught me how to fight dragons and win. She taught me how to take falls, yet remain hopeful and purposeful. She is more than an editor. Lynette is combination marriage counselor, babysitter and friend. For most writers, the written word is like a lover. It is our first love. And it is difficult for us to see the faults of our "loved ones." It's tough for us to edit out words that have been bathed in love and tears. Lynette was both compassionate and skillful as she gently uncovered those incongruent sentences, unclear plot lines and weak characterizations in my short stories.

Lynette lovingly sat with my words as they incubated in her intensive care unit. Tense I was as she deftly nipped and tucked, cut and spliced the heart of my words, weaving them together into cohesive units. With her help, my words have taken on a life of their own. Not only did she encourage me as she edited my writings but she also demanded that I reach for the best work inside me.

©UniqueCritique is unique. I did not receive a simple pat on the back and all is well when I went with her. I also received the necessary kick in the pants all would be writers require. We are a sensitive and stubborn lot. We are creative, yet terribly egocentric (smile). We have the utter audacity to believe we can shake the world through the stroke of a pen. To my surprise, I found that not only does UniqueCritique subscribes to this way of thought, but demands its clients to slay dragons, build castles and shoot for the moon. I've not yet reached the moon in my writing endeavors but I've surely caught a rainbow or two in the process.

Before working with Lynette, I was afraid to examine my work too closely for fear of "messing things up." Now I ask the daunting question, "What would Lynette say?" It feels good knowing that I can write with the confidence of knowing that my baby is in the hands of a master surgeon. ©UniqueCritique deliberately breaks the mold with every client so that each can be what he/she longs to be...unique.

April 14, 2002


Dear Lynette,

I want to take this time to thank you for the wonderful and
professional critique you recently rendered on my marketing letter. Your business slogan "tell note clutter to cyberSTiK-iT"! is invaluable to me!

You are well worth your fee! I will be recommending you to all my affiliates and associates. Your personalized service is a breath of fresh air and I know you will be greatly appreciated by all your clients.

Much continued to success to you in your website and e-Commerce business. I am sure you will top the list for writers searching for a personalized editing service, as well as business and marketing professionals who need your expertise, too!

You give true meaning to "two heads are better than one"!
Again, I thank you!


Warmest regards,


Khathrinah R. Bliss, CEO
Parvista International, Inc.

June 21, 2002


Being naive has its advantages. Had I known what was before me when I decided to “write a book”, I would have run shrieking in the opposite direction of my computer.

I’m smiling as I write this. It’s too late now, my muse has finally been liberated and there is simply no turning back -- even though I know the harsh, and at times, brutal reality all new writers face. After my ms was rejected for the third time -- despite 6 re-writes-- and a upsetting letter from an agent who said she didn’t like or connect with my heroine, I didn’t know what to do. I was aware that something was “lacking” from the heroine, but since I was so close to her, I could not
see what that was. The ms had been edited once and my old editor was in Washington. I now live in Montana. I searched the internet for an editor, and was even more discouraged.

Isn’t it amazing how we get divine intervention just as we are about to give up? Through the grace of God my ms found it’s way to ©UniqueCritique. When I first got the critique back -- and being like most writers (extremely sensitive to criticism about “my baby”), I didn’t like what I read. At first. Then I read it again, objectively, and as I processed what was said, I knew for certain that all of Lynette’s comments were BRILLIANT.

It was if she KNEW my hero and heroine as personally as I did. To my amazement (and gratitude), her observances zeroed in on exactly what was missing from my ms.

As I prepare to send AT LAST to publishers and agents again, I am surprisingly calm this time. The difference is because due to Lynette’s stellar guidance, encouragement and superior editing skills, being a published and paid writer will no longer be a goal...it will be reality.

Much love and thanks to you Lynette,


Anne Muse
Author of AT LAST

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