Two pairs of eyes: why do we edit and when do we stop?
What we need to share with people outside publishing Why do we edit? Twice recently I have been surprised by the disgruntled reaction of my…
Author/editor relationships
What Editors Need to Know About Author Care
What really matters in publishing when supporting your authors? Check out these 5 top author care tips.
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Taking criticism well
Listed by the Observer as one of “Our top 50 players in the world of books”, Clare Conville previously worked as an editor at Random…
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…
