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Originally Posted by andyh2000
Does the usual meaning of edit include adding chunks to the story? Not just rearranging, trimming etc., but adding new story elements? I don't think so.
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I don't think there are any defined limits on what changes editors can or can't make. That's why it's important, as someone commented previously, that you make sure that your contract includes "approval" of the edited work.
I sympathise with this woman, but I think that:
1. She should have checked what rights she was signing away. It's often been said in the forum - and it can't be stressed too heavily - that you should ALWAYS get a publishing contract checked over by a lawyer before signing it.
2. A professional, business-like, conversation with the publisher would almost certainly have been more productive than a hysterical rant.