Norma Perez-Hernandez
Assistant Editor
Kensington Books
assistant editor | writer | sometimes actor | founding member, @LatinxinPub and @PocPub | BTS! BTS! | rep: @jcastillobooks | messaging and data rates may apply
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Assistant Editor
LatinxPublishing @LatinxinPub
And lastly, Q12 what is your #MSWL @normajeanesays #lxpchatFeel free to search my #MSWL tweets! Also check out our submission guidelines at kensingtonbooks.com 💞 #LxPChat
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Assistant Editor
Nancy Mercado @nanmercado
One last question, @normajeanesays! What do you wish you could have known about publishing before you got into it? #lxpchat @LatinxinPubNancy! 😍 I wish I could have known how accessible the book world can be online. That would have been a huge asset back in the day 😅 #LxPChat
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Norma @normajeanesays
Here we go, thread ahead! #LxPChat twitter.com/latinxinpub/st…THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END by Adam Silvera. I think I'm finally ready to get on the Crying Express with his books 😭 #LxPChat
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Norma @normajeanesays
Here we go, thread ahead! #LxPChat twitter.com/latinxinpub/st…A HOPE DIVDED by Alyssa Cole! I just finished reading it, and can't wait to see how readers respond when it comes out in November. #LxPChat
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Norma @normajeanesays
Here we go, thread ahead! #LxPChat twitter.com/latinxinpub/st…TAKE THE LEAD by Alexis Daria is on my TBR pile. So excited for this contemporary romance by a fellow Nuyorican! #LxPChat
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Norma @normajeanesays
Here we go, thread ahead! #LxPChat twitter.com/latinxinpub/st…I'm currently reading STAR WARS: FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW. Such an amazingly diverse group of authors in this anthology! #LxPChat
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LatinxPublishing @LatinxinPub
Q11 What books are you personally looking forward to this Fall? @normajeanesays #lxpchatHere we go, thread ahead! #LxPChat
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Assistant Editor
LatinxPublishing @LatinxinPub
Q10 @normajeanesays #LxPChat twitter.com/blend_culture/…The neverending submissions pile. Just when I think I've got it under control, my inbox fills right up. 😅 #LxPChat
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LatinxPublishing @LatinxinPub
Q9 @normajeanesays #LxPChat twitter.com/LEJerni13/stat…Go for what you want and do the work as soon as possible. Self doubt is a liar. #LxPChat
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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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Assistant Editor
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
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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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Assistant Editor
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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Assistant Editor
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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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