What does a book editor do?
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- What does a book editor do? We shine a light on a day in the life of an editor at Penguin Random House UK. Frankie, Publisher at Transworld, shares some unexpected parts of being an editor, from working with the author to briefing designers on the book cover.
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17 year old about to go to university! Im really hoping to become a developmental editor for fiction books one day!!
Can I ask what course you’re deciding to pursue/what ur majoring in? I’m interested in an editing career, but I don’t really know what courses would equip me best
@@myn9070 I'm personally going into English literature, but I'm sure whatever english course you go for should be fine, depending on what genre you want to work on!
I’m not going to lie I feel this may be my dream to become a book editor. I feel that I will become very happy in my life
Can you make a video going in depth about it
I am a Senior Editor now, but I cant wait for the day that I will be editing books stories sitcom stories
The desire to go into publishing has become greater everyday for me, but I do have a question. The BA degree I received isn't exactly relevant to publishing (perhaps closer to journalism, if anything). How can I stand out when there are swarms of English Lit. or Creative Writing majors applying for the same editorial assistant position?
I'm by no means an expert but I have friends in this industry and they say work experience is invaluable for applicants. Also if you can enter contests with your own work so you present yourself as someone who really understands the process of writing and the journey to get published. There's really no right or wrong way tbh but hope I helped at least a little x
Non Jean Pierre
I know you posted this a while ago, but if you have the opportunity to, there are universities that offer publishing specific MA degrees. Another option is the "Get into publishing" course (usually 3-4 days). Look at getintobookpublishing co uk :) And of course experience, in bookshops or publishing houses, anything you can get your hands on!!
Authors are always looking for Beta readers. Agree to do that. It rarely pays but you can use that as experience. Also you can work independently and agree to edit peoples book.
@@ashalily5 what are beta readers ?
Thanks for the informative video 😊
Very interesting! Love it ❤
I enjoy your video so much 💖 I am looking forward to watching your video. I wanna know how editors do their jobs. I just bumped into this and also found it really interesting. Maybe I wanna be an editor too.
Quick question if I send half of three books will you still edit and maybe publish those books in one?
For publishing any good agent to send menu scripts and synopsis of novel
Yea you need to go onto the Curtis brown UK website and look for a agent that matches your work
They still edit on paper? In this day and age?? As someone who works as an editor (in a different area of publishing) I cannot imagine doing my job on paper.
When you edit in different forms you notice things you would miss if you stayed in one format
I have written ten sci fi fictions. How can I get a platform to publish these manuscripts through Penguin Random House? In 2014, Penguin published an anthology of true life stories titled 'Something Happened On The Way To Heaven 'edited by Sudha Murty. The 11th no story is written by me.
i would advise you to get a literary agent, i’ve published an academic book just last month and have found the publication process intriguing. if you’ve already edited a book for a reputable personality, try to reach out to their publication team and converse with them on basis of getting yours published
Who’s watching this for school
is she a graphic designer or what? someone reply pls:)
Yes she is
No, she's a production editor.
Penguin is big publishing industry but very thin door to enter. Limited to fix idea like feminism and letting not open the door for other vast variety ideas.
These people haven’t got a clue of what will become a best selling book. Self publish your work it will save you a lot of heartache from these dreadful people. They suppress the industry. Traditional publishers are outdated. Always at the first instance think about self publishing rather than wasting time and effort going through these publishing companies.
They just have too many potential works to choose from and will always therefore miss things and disappoint somebody.
Agree with your advice for alternative options though.