Sentences with phrase «editors at traditional publishers»

But, having seen what the editor at a traditional publisher did to a writer friend's wonderful ending — «We must rewrite this for the American market.»

About a month ago, I submitted a detailed concept and 100 pages of my WIP to an editor at a traditional publisher.

Not exact matches

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

Since traditional publishers don't look at manuscripts that aren't sent by an agent, you'd better get a good developmental editor first.

No longer are talented and qualified authors at the «mercy» of traditional publishers to be passed over and shunned by an editor who is looking for a safe bet or the «old tried and true».

And while a freelance editor (like me) makes more money simply from more work, a traditional publisher's editor makes more money from higher - quality work — and suffers at least in reputation from association with low quality work.

Technically, an indie can put a book out without spending a dime (though hiring an editor, at the least, is recommended), meaning that even 99 - cent ebooks can result in tidy profits, whereas traditional publishers must put a lot more money into the process and can't afford price points like that, at least not in the long run.

(Although I'm guessing that if they got a contract with a big traditional publisher whose editor told them to cut out all - ing words at beginnings of sentences or lose the contract, they'd probably accede.)

Some of them come at this from having been self - published authors who caught the attention of traditional editors and publishers.

Compelling cover copy is a key component of any successful self - publishing plan, but many traditional publishers will let you try your hand at it as well, so why not present your editor with something that will satisfy you both?

At a traditional publisher, the editor has to serve the imprint's agenda.

This is also head - shaking to me in this new internet world, but traditional publishers and editors and agents are great at their own self - promotion.

Unfortunately, most acquisition editors at traditional book publishers aren't doing much developmental editing these days, since what they're anxious to have is finished manuscripts ready for production on a tight schedule for seasonal release.

The only way to get your manuscript onto the desk of an acquisitions editor at one of the big traditional publishers (unless you have a personal connection or you meet an editor at a writers» conference) is to sign with a literary agent.

Now he's going to Penguin as an executive editor, and because his imprint was the only literary fiction home at Amazon's publishing house, it creates a vacuum the reflects the tension between Amazon the publisher and (other) traditional publishers, between commercial fiction and literary fiction, and between Amazon and authors.

[Big sister site Gamasutra's editor at large Chris Morris catches up with Timegate Studios (Section 8) head Adel Chaveleh as the veteran console game development house growss «tired» of the traditional publisher relationship and strikes out on its own.]

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