Post by account_disabled on Dec 24, 2023 3:55:12 GMT -5
Today I offer you an interesting interview with an editor , which every novice writer should read, but also every lover of books and writing in general. Laura Platamone takes us with her, guiding us along the process of creating the most fascinating of products: the book . What does an editor do? Can you explain in simple words what your work consists of and why it is so important for a book? Answering this question is not at all easy, especially because in publishing there is a fundamental confusion and overlapping of roles that make it not perfectly easy to distinguish who does what.
Especially if we're talking about small businesses. But let's try anyway. The “pure” editor not only deals with editing but also with acquisition. His main task is to "intercept" the valid texts that gravitate in his orbit on one side or the other, and propose them to the editorial committee for Special Data publication. The moment the proposal is accepted, he becomes a sort of "guardian" of the work and follows its growth in the publishing house from the first draft to its baptism in the bookshop. His job is not a labor job, like that of the editor who takes care of the correction, but it is a job of understanding and organization.
The editor, working in continuous dialogue with the author, contributes to the improvement of the text in terms of narrative project, structural coherence, effectiveness of the plot and strength of the characters. Even the most skilled writer, in fact, cannot have the detachment necessary to intervene with clarity on what he has written. The editor will be a very precious external eye for him. Obviously, in small situations, it is inevitable that the editor also takes on the burden of formal correction.
Especially if we're talking about small businesses. But let's try anyway. The “pure” editor not only deals with editing but also with acquisition. His main task is to "intercept" the valid texts that gravitate in his orbit on one side or the other, and propose them to the editorial committee for Special Data publication. The moment the proposal is accepted, he becomes a sort of "guardian" of the work and follows its growth in the publishing house from the first draft to its baptism in the bookshop. His job is not a labor job, like that of the editor who takes care of the correction, but it is a job of understanding and organization.
The editor, working in continuous dialogue with the author, contributes to the improvement of the text in terms of narrative project, structural coherence, effectiveness of the plot and strength of the characters. Even the most skilled writer, in fact, cannot have the detachment necessary to intervene with clarity on what he has written. The editor will be a very precious external eye for him. Obviously, in small situations, it is inevitable that the editor also takes on the burden of formal correction.