How to Plan for Bestselling Titles
Monday, 09 December 2019

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Curso Breve para Edición de Textos
Tuesday, 31 October 2017

The Curse of Editing
Tuesday, 06 September 2016
By Yemima Adi Being an editor can be a blessing and also “a curse” for me. I am really grateful for eyes which can find mistakes in a text. Then my fingers can dance over the keyboard to make it much better to read. But this unique talent can be a curse too since my
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After
Wednesday, 25 February 2015
Last night, the book launch. The cheer and frenzy and lights and hype. The accolades. This morning, the silence. The blank computer screen, the absence of checklists. I had time to notice the sunshine. Three successful book projects had just been published, each, with their respective Christian authors, having gone through months of work. And
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Edit with Respect
Wednesday, 23 April 2014
This is the third post in a three-part series, “Do’s and Don’ts for Rookie Editors Working with Respected Writers,” based on MAI’s recent webinar, “Who? You edit me?!” How can a neophyte editor work effectively with a prominent church leader? By Beng Alba-Jones You might be wondering, “How do I communicate respect to an author
Dealing with Deadlines, Encouraging Writers
Wednesday, 16 April 2014
This is the second post in a three-part series, “Do’s and Don’ts for Rookie Editors Working with Respected Writers,” based on MAI’s recent webinar, “Who? You edit me?!” How can a neophyte editor work effectively with a prominent church leader? By Beng Alba-Jones Once a writer has agreed to publish with your house, give him
Walking the Tightrope of Editing a Respected Writer
Wednesday, 05 March 2014
By Joanne Kim, MAI intern Sitting across from a highly respected and older author in your office, you hesitate to begin the conversation as a younger editor. What if I offend the writer? What if the writer thinks I am being rude? Editors face multiple challenges in working with well-known writers, especially in non-Western contexts.
Invisible Handwriting: What editors need
Tuesday, 23 July 2013
By Julie Ackerman Link The role of an editor is to correct an author’s writing, which introduces the potential for conflict. Editors must convey to authors that the manuscript they worked so hard to write still has areas of imperfection. They must then show authors how to fix the flaws. Some authors are eager to
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