Barbara Sjoholm has folded years of experience editing manuscripts and years of experience teaching others how to do so into this book, which guides sensitive editors in providing quality developmental editing. If you want to be effective in helping writers get their work out there in the best possible form, An Editor's Guide to Working with Authors is a welcome mentor.”
—Sheila Bender, editor & author, Writing It Real

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An Editor’s Guide to Working with Authors
—now available in ebook and print—

By Barbara Sjoholm

What does it take to become an editor of fiction and creative nonfiction? In the first handbook written especially for freelance developmental editors who work with authors of novels and memoirs, Barbara Sjoholm draws on years of experience as a publisher, writer, and freelance editor.

In An Editor’s Guide you’ll learn the basics of reading manuscripts and taking organized notes. You’ll learn to query authors productively, both before and after reading a manuscript, and learn how and when to make suggestions. You’ll learn why it can be helpful to write an editorial letter, and how to add to the letter with electronic editing, tables, and graphs.

Sjoholm discusses the many roles an editor can play in an author’s career and life; she talks about how to set boundaries and cultivate positive relationships with authors. And since most authors seek editors in order to be published, the last chapter focuses on how a freelance editor can offer realistic hope and guidance. 

The result of many years of mentoring editors through the Author–Editor Clinic, this handbook is designed for freelance editors at all levels of experience, from seasoned professionals to those just entering the field of developmental editing.

Barbara Sjoholm is a much-published author as well as the cofounder of Seal Press, where she acquired and edited works of fiction and nonfiction for many years. She currently directs the Author–Editor Clinic, a mentoring and educational resource for freelance editors and a resource for writers.
www.authoreditorclinic.com
www.barbarasjoholm.com

Rainforest Press
146 pages, perfectbound
ISBN: 978-0-9792716-1-8
$17.95 (U.S. funds only)

Now available as an ebook: Read a free sample of An Editor's Guide to Working
with Authors online at Barnes & Noble or Amazon.com.

 

To Purchase

To purchase An Editor's Guide to Working with Authors from the author (print version only),
send a check made out to Barbara Sjoholm, for the amount indicated below, to:
Rainforest Press
P.O. Box 659
Port Townsend, WA 98368

Washington state residents: Total incl. sales tax and $3.00 postage: $22.46
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An Editor's Guide to Working with Authors (ebook version) is available
online at Barnes & Noble or Amazon.com.

An Editor’s Guide to Working with Authors (print version) is available
for purchase online via www.thirdplacebooks.com.

An Editor’s Guide to Working with Authors (print version) is available
by phone, email order, or in person at the following
Puget Sound area bookstores:

Third Place Books
17171 Bothell Way Northeast
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
(206) 366-3333

Ravenna Third Place Books
6504 20th Avenue Northeast
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 523-0210

Elliott Bay Bookstore
1521 10th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 624-6600

University Book Store
4326 University Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
(206) 634-3400

 

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