Introduction The three phases of editing Acquisition: finding the book. Where it all begins / by Peter Ginna The alchemy of acquisitions: twelve rules for trade editors / by Jonathan Karp --Thinking like a scholarly editor: the how and why of academic publishing / by Gregory M. Britton The lords of disciplines: acquiring college textbooks / by Peter Coveney The editing process: from proposal to book. The book's journey / by Nancy S. Miller What love's got to do with it: the author-editor relationship / by Betsy Lerner The other side of the desk: what I learned about editing when I became a literary agent / by Susan Rabiner Open-heart surgery, or just a nip and tuck?: developmental editing / by Scott Norton This needs just a little work: on line editing / by George Witte Toward accuracy, clarity, and consistency: what copyeditors do / by Carol Fisher Saller Publication: bringing the book to the reader. The flip side of the pizza: the editor as manager / by Michael Pietsch Start spreading the news: the editor as evangelist / by Calvert D. Morgan Jr The half-open door: independent publishing and community / by Jeff Shotts From mystery to memoir: categories and case studies. Listening to the music: editing literary fiction / by Erika Goldman Dukes, deaths, and dragons: editing genre fiction / by Diana Gill Marginalia: on editing general nonfiction / by Matt Weiland Once upon a time lasts forever: editing books for children / by Nancy Siscoe Lives that matter: editing biography, autobiography, and memoir / by Wendy Wolf Of monographs to magnum opuses: editing works of scholarship / by Susan Ferber Reliable sources: reference editing and publishing / by Anne Savarese The pink should be a surprise: creating illustrated books / by Deb Aaronson Pursuing a publishing career: varieties of editorial experience. Widening the gates: why publishing needs diversity / by Chris Jackson The apprentice: on being an editorial assistant / by Katie Henderson Adams This pencil for hire: making a career as a freelance editor / by Katharine O'Moore-Klopf The self-publisher as self-editor / by Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry A new age of discovery: the editor's role in a changing publishing industry / by Jane Friedman Conclusion. As time goes by: the past and future of editing
