What Editors Do
Peter Ginna was most recently the publisher and editorial director of Bloomsbury Press; before to that, he worked at Oxford University Press, Crown Publishers, St. Martin's Press, and Persea Books. He has taught editing at New York University's publishing department and blogs and tweets about editing, books, and publishing at Doctor Syntax.
Editing is an unseen art in which the best effort goes unnoticed. Editors aim to create books that are informative, smooth, and enjoyable to read, all while crediting the author. This complicates fully comprehending the variety of responsibilities they play while shepherding a project from inception to publication.
In What Editors Do, Peter Ginna collects articles on the work of twenty-seven key figures in book publishing. Contributors from large and small publishing houses, as well as trade, textbook, academic, and children's publishing, make the case for why editing is still an important function for writers and readers everywhere.
Surprisingly, for a profession founded on words, there has been a dearth of written guidance on how to approach the process of editing. This book will serve as a collection of professional guidance and will be a resource for both individuals joining (or already in) the field and those outside of publishing seeking a knowledge of it. It explains how editors acquire books, what makes a healthy author-editor relationship, and the editor's critical function at each stage of the publication process—a position that goes much beyond simply marking up the author's text.
This collection considers editing to be both an art and a craft, as well as a profession. It investigates how editors match their passion with the business realities of publication. What Editors Do explains why, in an ever-changing publishing industry, editors are more necessary than ever.
Author: Peter Ginna
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/What-Editors-Do-Business-Publishing/dp/022629997X
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