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LatinxPublishing @LatinxinPub
Q8 @normajeanesays #LxPChat twitter.com/PocPub/status/…Faves include: Alyssa Cole. Priscilla Oliveras. Freddie Milano.
Soon to be faves: Lydia San Andres. Rebekah Weatherspoon. #LxPChat
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LatinxPublishing @LatinxinPub
Q8 @normajeanesays #LxPChat twitter.com/PocPub/status/…Ultimately I'm looking for fun, entertaining, heartfelt stories with complex characters. With a fresh take. #LxPChat
Editor
Norma @normajeanesays
When I was interning I was lucky enough to do some work for marketing and publicity. While they super fun and necessary for a book, (1/2) twitter.com/latinxinpub/st…I ultimately discovered that working in editorial is my publishing home. Being a direct link to storytellers and their books. #LxPChat
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Norma @normajeanesays
Some other favorite parts include: reading and falling in love with a brand new manuscript on submission. #LxPChatPutting together selling points for a book's tip sheet, which gives information to marketing/publicity/sales. #LxPChat
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Norma @normajeanesays
My favorite part is... well... editing! Reading and working with the manuscript to make it the best it can be. #LxPChat twitter.com/latinxinpub/st…Some other favorite parts include: reading and falling in love with a brand new manuscript on submission. #LxPChat
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LatinxPublishing @LatinxinPub
Q5 @normajeanesays #LxPChat twitter.com/LEJerni13/stat…My favorite part is... well... editing! Reading and working with the manuscript to make it the best it can be. #LxPChat
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LatinxPublishing @LatinxinPub
Q6 How do editors work with authors to bring their story to life? @normajeanesays #LxPChatIn short: communication. I read and respond to their writing: asking questions, making suggestions, and being their cheerleader. #LxPChat
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LatinxPublishing @LatinxinPub
Q4 Do you accept queries from agentless authors? @normajeanesays #LxPChatI do accept queries from agent-less authors. With that said, the stronger the query, the more likely I'll keep reading. #LxPChat
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Editor
LatinxPublishing @LatinxinPub
Q2. What type of books do you work on? @normajeanesays #LxPChatI work on a little bit of everything on the adult side: romance, mysteries, upmarket fiction, the list goes on... #LxPChat
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Norma @normajeanesays
In my case, that means I assist two editors and support them both editorially and administratively. (1/2) #LxPChat twitter.com/latinxinpub/st…The "acquiring" part means I am also building my own list of authors and work on their books as an editor! (2/2) #LxPChat
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LatinxPublishing @LatinxinPub
Here we go! First question for @normajeanesays : what does an acquiring editorial assistant do? #LxPChatIn my case, that means I assist two editors and support them both editorially and administratively. (1/2) #LxPChat
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Kirk Kraft @KAKraft
I have a story (full book proposal done) that was going to be NF but may be memoir. Suggestions about which it should be? #bookendschatYou mean fiction or memoir? That's something you'll need to figure out before submitting #BookEndsChat
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Kirk Kraft @KAKraft
Do you prefer 1st or 3rd person in MG contemporary and fantasy? #bookendschatI'll say third only because first person in middle grade is REALLY hard to do well - but I'm open to either! #BookEndsChat
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Ina Shkembi @Ina_Shkembi
#BookEndsChat If your story is told in 2 POV's is it easier to have the query be in just 1 of them? My 2 POV query kept getting rejectedI would not be writing your query in any character's POV period. And then just mention it is told in dual POV in the query. #BookEndsChat
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TracyMarchini @TracyMarchini
@InkyMargins @Mediabistro also runs classes in person and online, and there's a number of industry conferences you can attend #BookEndsChatYou also want to look into genre-specific organizations: SCBWI, MWA, etc. I'm working in pub now bc I made connection there. #BookEndsChat
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TracyMarchini @TracyMarchini
@InkyMargins Publishing is still very much an apprenticeship industry, so the best way to learn the in's and out's is an internship. #BookEndsChat@Mediabistro also runs classes in person and online, and there's a number of industry conferences you can attend #BookEndsChat
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Kirk Kraft @KAKraft
IRT YA or MG fantasy do you prefer to be dropped into the action or see a little worldbuilding first? #bookendschatI personally find being dropped right in action pg1 I don't know who anyone is, whats going on, why should care/root for, etc #BookEndsChat
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Kirk Kraft @KAKraft
How frequently do you receive referrals for new authors from your current clients? #bookendschatMaybe one a month? It's hard to say. #BookEndsChat