Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Beth Adams’s quote in my post yesterday about how editing is her favorite part of the process touched on an aspect of being an in-house editor that …
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Career Killers: Sloppiness
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: Sunny and mid-nineties
Last week I spoke to an editor about a potential client who published a recent nonfiction book with their publishing house. Here’s what the editor said, …
Know When to Stand Firm
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: A Wine Country condo, Mt. Hermon Writers Conference Career Track Planning Retreat
To recap, so far this week we’ve talked about three ways to respond when an editor takes the proverbial red pen to your …
Know When to Hold ‘Em, Know When to Fold ‘Em
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: A Wine Country condo, Mt. Hermon Writers Conference Career Track Planning Retreat
So far this week we’ve talked about two responses to the editing process on your contracted manuscript. If you aren’t sure the editing …
Trust Your Editor…Or Not
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: A Wine Country condo, Mt. Hermon Career Track Planning Retreat
When you read the changes your editor has made on your manuscript, some changes can be a real surprise. Maybe you thought it was imperative …
Help! I’ve Been Edited and Can’t Get Up
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Author Dies While Reading Edited Manuscript
Such a headline might well echo the feelings an author experiences when, much to his horror, he discovers his editor has–ahem–done …