tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post9011621301364267989..comments2024-03-28T06:59:34.982-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Author Editors: Emerging Authors Want To Know!Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-36463181799807807112008-11-06T18:54:00.000-07:002008-11-06T18:54:00.000-07:00A good way to get started on the eventual road to ...A good way to get started on the eventual road to being an editor is to join a critique group and learn how to identify common issues that crop up and how to explain these tactfully. This can also help you find your preferred niche for editing/critiquing.Elle Carter Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266309723919011181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-33608067270521482332008-11-05T20:45:00.000-07:002008-11-05T20:45:00.000-07:00Wow! You guys could make a whole other post with a...Wow! You guys could make a whole other post with all this great info :) That's fascinating about the different types of editors, Maryann. I didn't know there were so many! And I could see why you'd submit your work to another editor. After a few rewrites, I can hardly see straight, let alone judge the value of my work!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17638584737109705999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-47579838223096991382008-11-05T17:16:00.000-07:002008-11-05T17:16:00.000-07:00I can see why acquisition editors would submit the...I can see why acquisition editors would submit their work to another editor in the house. It's always good for a fresh look at the work. When you write something, you're just too close to it to do a thorough job.<BR/><BR/>Morgan Mandel<BR/>http://morganmandel.blogspot.com<BR/>http://acmeauthorslink.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-3338778589679099862008-11-05T09:01:00.000-07:002008-11-05T09:01:00.000-07:00Charlotte, I'll try to answer your question about ...Charlotte, I'll try to answer your question about how many editors there are.<BR/><BR/>At major publishing houses, and most university presses, there is an acquisitions editor, sometimes more than one, who reads submissions and decides which books are accepted to go before the editorial and marketing board to be considered.<BR/><BR/>That same editor might then be the first editor to work with the author on what I refer to as "content editing." In this stage the editor focuses on the craft of writing and makes suggestions on how to improve the book.<BR/><BR/> Once that is completed, then another editor will go through as a copy editor, looking for spelling, grammar, continuity, and other minor mistakes. <BR/><BR/>In some cases, the book will then go to a proofer to scan once more for mistakes.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-86197748851889393822008-11-05T08:45:00.000-07:002008-11-05T08:45:00.000-07:00I think Lillie said it very well -- the freelance ...I think Lillie said it very well -- the freelance editor that an author is likely to hire to look at his or her manuscript is different from the acquisitions editor at a pub house.<BR/><BR/>Acquisition editors are looking for that great book they can recommend the house acquire. Freelance editors are looking for that manuscript they can help make it to the top of the acquisition editors pile of possible manuscripts.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-39926249868753058812008-11-05T08:01:00.000-07:002008-11-05T08:01:00.000-07:00Another great question Emma. Thanks to all the aut...Another great question Emma. <BR/><BR/>Thanks to all the author/editors who responded and gave us writer-only types a brief glimpse inside your worlds.<BR/><BR/>You mentioned aquistion editors and copy editors. How many different kinds of editors are there and what do they do?Charlotte Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09336641340221491792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-52568881911509432042008-11-05T07:19:00.000-07:002008-11-05T07:19:00.000-07:00Emma,I can see how there might be some concern on ...Emma,<BR/>I can see how there might be some concern on the part of an aspiring author about a potential conflict of interest if an acquisitions editor is also an author published by the same house. However, the acquisitions editors I know who are also authors do not acquire their own manuscripts. They submit to another editor in the house. Although an editor who works with an author might be predisposed to consider the manuscript, publishers are in the business of making money. Acquisitions editors don't keep their jobs unless they acquire books that are reasonably successful for the company. <BR/><BR/>And there should be no concern about other editors (freelancers like me who work with individual authors or editors other than acquisitions editors at a publishing house). We don't make acquisitions decisions.Lillie Ammannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851121176224654240noreply@blogger.com