“Your Editor is a friend for life.”
It’s not easy to find a solid editor, but I was blessed with two very different and talented editors, who are my friends. It is because of them, that my writings have been published.
In this post I want to focus on publishing. For Part 1 of the Editorial Perspective and interview with editor, Dennis DeRose, please click here.
Editing is like publishing in many ways. One of the main purposes of editing is to get the product (an author’s book) “reader ready” and the content (insides/guts) perfect and complementary to the author’s voice.
Publishing on the other hand, requires editing and finessing at a different level, that is, the outsides, or the skin level: the cover, book jacket, launch venues, media types, and getting a product, a.k.a., the book, to reach the intended audience.
So, writers listen up. Tell the most compelling story you can tell. Hire a great editor who will make your book shine, and then find an awesome publisher who can help you spread the word and create the best “birthday party” launch. Because, if you don’t have the right tools to reach your readers, no one will come to your party.
Let’s talk more about publishers. Introducing…
The Midwest Editor Turned Publisher: Brittiany Koren.
References:
https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2011/12/09/self-publishing-indie-author-definition/
https://www.amarketingexpert.com/top-30-websites-indie-authors/
https://www.standoutbooks.com/pros-cons-indie-author/
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/suspension-of-disbelief.html
https://www.standoutbooks.com/suspension-of-disbelief/
