Editor's World: The Best Guide to Writing Recognized by American Writers

Author: (USA) Gross
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Publish Date: 2000-09-01
Features: The World of Editing is a classic work with significant influence in the American publishing industry and among writers. Since its publication in 1962, it has been the standard reading on American editing art and techniques and the most widely used reference book for various writers' workshops and writing classes. In recent decades, the American publishing industry has undergone tremendous changes. To fully reflect these changes, the book has been thoroughly revised. The editors have invited more than 30 contemporary outstanding American editors to contribute, with top editors holding different editorial positions and covering various editorial fields, writing this new edition of The World of Editing that shines with their insights. The book is divided into three parts:
● Part I: The Role of the Editor, including articles such as What Editors Do, An Open Letter to Aspiring Editors, Do We Really Need Editors, and Lunch with My Favorite Agent, which provide in-depth and incisive discussions on the evolution of the editor's role in the American publishing industry, the roles editors should play, and the ethical standards they should uphold.
● Part II: The Editing Workspace, guiding readers to gain an in-depth understanding of the different roles played by acquisition editors, developmental editors, copy editors, line editors, and editorial consultants in the publishing process.
● Part III: A Look at Genre Publishing, where outstanding editors from various fields—such as crime fiction, romance fiction, science fiction, biographies, academic works, children's literature, and reference books—lead readers through the ever-changing world of publishing. This new edition of The World of Editing is an excellent way to understand the work of an editor. If you are an editor, you will find much inspiration in it; if you are a writer, you will hope for the treatment described in the book.