Sentences with phrase «be acquisition editors»

For five years, he was an acquisitions editor at two book publishers and he's a former literary agent.

Now Terry is an acquisitions editor at Morgan James Publishing, a NY based traditional publisher.

Ana Jimenez - Moreno is the Acquisitions Editor for literary studies and cultural studies.

When I was an acquisitions editor for a small press, I was instructed to ignore and delete form queries like this.

A former literary agent, Terry is an acquisitions editor at Morgan James Publishing.

When Terry was an acquisitions editor — often he was the first person to read the book proposals.

W. Terry Whalin is an Acquisitions Editor at Morgan James Publishing.

I've published more than a dozen children's books and also acquired children's books when I was an acquisitions editor.

A former literary agent, Terry is an Acquisitions Editor at Morgan James Publishing.

Part of what got me a contract to write legal thrillers was the acquisitions editor telling me that I wrote «cinematically.»

I've been an acquisitions editor for several small publishers.

Jesse Doogan is an acquisitions editor for children and youth at Tyndale House Publishers.

Now Terry is an acquisitions editor at Morgan James Publishing, a NY based traditional publisher.

For five years, he was an acquisitions editor at two book publishers and he's a former literary agent.

Not exact matches

He also served as Director of Acquisitions at Primedia, and he was a founding editor of SDC Publishing, a financial publishing division of the Thomson Corp..

Others enjoying the al fresco gathering were Diane Mulligan, former news director at 7News who is now president of M & C Communications; Mulligan's husband, Joseph Baghadjian, and their son, Marc; executive coach Kendall Colman; Denise Mickelsen, acquisitions editor for cooking, baking and gardening at Craftsy; McKenna Wecker, who is soon to begin her journalism studies at San Diego State University; and Michael Schultz, whose family started Schultz's Gourmet, a line of seasonings, hot sauces and snacks found at such outlets as Whole Foods, Costco and Kroger stores.

For the past 20 years or so, I have been in publishing, first as an acquisitions editor in science and technology, then as a publisher.

Acquisitions editors generally decide which projects have potential and present convincing evidence that they would be financially viable projects to publish.

As the managing editor of this publication, I am responsible for article acquisition, organizing each issue, and managing the editing, designing, printing, and budget for each issue.

Vice President, Publisher: Tim Moore Associate Publisher and Director of Marketing: Amy Neidlinger Acquisitions Editor: Martha Cooley Editorial Assistant The Forty Rules of Love is written by Elif Shafak, a French born Turkish writer.

-- Leonard G. Goss, Senior Acquisitions Editor / Trade Book Publishing, B & H Publishing Grou Writers who are serious about getting published need more than talent.

And, as an acquisitions editor at two publishing houses, he's read his fair share of proposals.

Are you prepared to negotiate on your own the details of a lengthy legal document with an acquisitions editor who does this many times a year?

Compile / maintain list of who's who (mostly publishers and acquisition editors)-- how to reach them, what they want, and how they want it

Many Powerful Connections vs. Not So Much: One reason some agents only (or primarily) pitch projects to smaller publishers (see Big vs. Small Publishers above) is they don't have connections with acquisition editors and executives at the big publishers.

I noted that you used third person in the query, Pamela, which for me made the story (almost) sound like fiction; and also that nowhere was the word «memoir» used in the query (unless I missed it), so am wondering how this crucial information was relayed to the acquisitions editor who read it.

It wasn't long ago that top editors at the major houses would meet on Wednesdays to discuss the bestseller list, to congratulate one another on acquisitions, and to discuss business plans and practices.

I'll be patient... but I'm also not willing to wait 10 years for my book to finally get chosen by an acquisitions editor.

I got an email from an acquisitions editor last night that said: «I started reading Food of Love tonight... And I love it... the characters are so real and the situations so fascinating... Bravo.

And if you want to traditionally publish, you'll be disappointed when agents or acquisitions editors reject your project because they feel the time is not yet right.

Kim Bangs, senior acquisitions editor for the Bethany House and Chosen divisions of Baker Publishing Group, was a workshop leader at The Christian PEN's editor convention, «Keys to Successful Freelance Editing.»

Publishers will send acquisitions editors to industry events and professional conferences to try to spot hot areas and growing trends, but most new titles are still brought in by authors.

All contract terms are negotiable, though acquisitions editors like to pretend they have a standard publishing contract that all their authors are happy to sign.

An acquisition editor is the employee at the publisher whose job it is to sign authors to write books.

Acquisitions editors can be very casual about this description, even if the author has a pretty exact idea what the final numbers will be, primarily to maintain the maximum flexibility.

Book acquisition editors are loan officers.

As former acquisitions editor Brooke Warner suggests in her book, What's Your Book,

6) Publishers are looking for books that will sell — they will tell you that the marketing team has more sway than the editor when it comes to acquisitions, so that limits the scope of what you can write about.

(yeah, publishing is full of highs and lows and bizarre coincidences like this one, where two editors adored Crazy Love only to leave before acquisition meeting!!!)

Their editors are now thinking about what they want a book to do and if the company can do it this makes for competition in the acquisition process.

Book coaches often have experience writing their own book (s) and it is helpful if they also have experience working in the publishing industry either as a content editor, agent, or acquisitions editor.

Or, as in my case, even when an acquisitions editor was in the picture it was not uncommon for the aspiring author to feel alone because of the difference between the support they needed and what their editor could provide.

An acquisition editor considering your book on marketing would be very happy to learn of your strong business network.

My acquisitions editor was great and she would have done anything for me, but she couldn't always answer my recipe - specific or food - related questions.

If you appreciate what I'm saying fully, I would ask for your opinion on how an author can convey this platform most effectively to an acquisition editor while still doing this in a humble manner?

Acquisitions editors are paid a salary by the publishing house, not by the author or the agent.

If your self - published book has editors at traditional publishing houses nosing around for potential acquisitions, it may be time to hire a literary agent.

She's worked in a variety of roles in the publishing industry: bookseller, former assistant editor for a Philadelphia Stories, and as a content project manager and acquisitions editor in the healthcare education and reference publishing sector.

As for the gatekeeper, the acquisition editors and the agents, that model imploded a long time ago when the publishers basically outsourced the slush pile to the agents, thus turning them into freelance employees of the publisher and away from being the advocate for writers and their work.

The truth is that acquisitions editors are on the lookout for talented new writers of first - rate novels — if they have wonderful plots, irresistible characters, and a smooth, captivating writing style.