Shit editors killing muh industry. Also, I dont think the guy is a stalker, maybe he was from there when she whacked the other writer dude. She has enough stalker for now, hahah.
Really, the editor got her to cut the number of characters down to one, so it would be all about just a single non-talking head? For not just a short story, but a whole novel? Sounds kind of snorefest-y to me.