Editor Tom Dupree Continues His Series

Folks, Tom Dupree has written the second in his series about editing back when editing was editing and publishing was very different from right now. The series is called Adventures in Editing. It’s a great series and I suggest you all read it. It shows that not only are editors real people, but so are big-name writers. Lots of great history in this one. And it teaches about the traditional publishing process in many ways. Highly Recommended.

http://tomdup.wordpress.com/2011/02/13/adventures-in-editing-part-ii/

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6 Responses to Editor Tom Dupree Continues His Series

  1. David Barron says:

    The more I read about what editors do, the more I feel as though I should find a good one and keep her on retainer to look at everything I write. I think that’d be incredibly useful, because it goes more than an alpha reader’s “Like/Hate” but doesn’t destroy my voice like a workshop’s “Here’s what I didn’t like…”.

    That and having dedicated copy-editing would take the annoying step out of my “Write, Spell-Check and Submit” process. It’d be worth it for this alone.

  2. John Walters says:

    Wow. Thanks for the link. Fascinating.

  3. Sam Lee says:

    What a great view of things from the other side! I now have two (or more!) books to toss into the TBR pile thanks to him, though. (bg)

  4. Steve Perry says:

    As one of Tom’s writers, once upon a time, I can attest that he is a gentleman and a scholar, albeit he is from Mississippi …

  5. Tom Dupree says:

    Steve: as we Southerners always say [at least those of us not from *Lewsiana*], “You’re a gentleman and a scholar, and there aren’t many of us around.” Iddn’t that what ya really meant?

    Dean, thanks for linking to me again. I promise to get closer to the bone when I write about sf in Part III. But like I said before, all I know is *all I know*.

  6. Steve Perry says:

    Yep, they’s all liars, thieves, and brigands, save me and thee, and I’m not so sure about thee …

    I can’t wait until we get to the Star Wars editing stories …

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