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    Author/editor relationships

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    What editors need to know about author care: tips from a publisher-turned-author

    I began my publishing career in children’s publishing as an editor, long enough ago that I applied to a job ad in a physical copy…

    Louie Stowell February 21, 2022
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    Five things you didn’t know about ghostwriting in 2021

    Gotham Ghostwriters are a US-based ghostwriting agency with a pool of some of the best and most specialized editorial pros in the country. Founded by…

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    The art of the anthology: interview with Monstrous Regiment Publishing

    We first interviewed Lauren Nickodemus and Ellen Desmond of Monstrous Regiment Publishing two years ago about their use of crowdfunding to support their first book,…

    Lauren Nickodemus and Ellen Desmond April 27, 2020
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    Building strong author-editor relationships through collaborative editing

    Ah, to be a new editor, full of the conviction that your role, your duty, is to restore order to linguistic chaos. With a meticulous…

    Kiera Jamison June 17, 2019

    A double life in publishing: Interview with Yasmin Kane, publisher and literary agent

    A literary agent for 14 years, Yasmin Kane set up her own publishing house, Three Hares Publishing, in 2014. A firm believer that you need…

    Yasmin Kane August 30, 2018
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    A Life in the Funny Pages

    This is a guest post by Robin Etherington. The Etherington Brothers will be part of the Scottish Friendly Children’s Book Tour Jamboree on Wednesday 6th…

    Robin Etherington June 5, 2018
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    Small independent presses: interview with John Mitchinson

    In the latest blog post Norah Myers interviews John Mitchinson. John is a writer and publisher and the co-founder of Unbound, the award-winning crowdfunding platform for…

    Norah May 25, 2018
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    Small independent presses: interview with Thea Lenarduzzi

    In two weeks’ time, a group of BookMachine-goers will be joining the TLS in London for an event which focuses on small, independent presses and…

    Norah Myers May 1, 2018

    Small press case study: Influx Press – an interview with Sanya Semakula and Kit Caless

    Thanks to Francesca Zunino Harper for setting up this interview. After being awarded the Republic of Consciousness Prize last week for Attrib. And Other Stories by Eley…

    Francesca Zunino Harper March 27, 2018

    Is this the age of small presses? An interview with Neil Griffiths, founder of the Republic of Consciousness Prize

    Thanks to Francesca Zunino Harper for setting up this interview. The Republic of Consciousness Prize is a passionate tribute to small presses’ hard work, original…

    Francesca Zunino Harper March 26, 2018

    Burning questions on literary prizes [INTERVIEW]

    Do we need so many literary prizes? And how do they work? Well, on Wednesday 14th March we’re talking all things literary prizes with The…

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    So you want to be a freelance editor? Tips from the coalface

    It is a truth universally acknowledged that book editors spend their days languidly leafing through the pages of books and occasionally waving a red pen…

    Daniela Nava October 1, 2017

    Taking criticism well

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    Clare Conville September 3, 2017
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    The Editor: Reader Experience Champion

    Some books are immersive webs of storytelling. They create new worlds into which readers dive to escape this one, and the richer and longer the…

    Alison Jones August 16, 2017
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    On being a Rising Star and Literary Agent: Ariella Feiner interview

    Ariella Feiner started working at PFD in 2006 before moving to United Agents and is now nurturing her own client list which includes many bestselling,…

    Norah Myers June 24, 2017
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