SFF editor, sports enthusiast, and Anti-fascist. All opinions are solely my own, and are to be used for entertainment purposes only. (he/him/Dave/David)
Apr 17, 2019 • 23 tweets • 4 min read
My favorite part of editing is:
Reaching out to other authors for blurbs,
a thread. 1/
#wednesdaythreadsday
When trying to get people excited about a new book, publishers often want quotes from names readers recognize to entice them to take a look. In the US, we call those blurbs (in the UK, the blurb is the cover copy itself)
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Mar 16, 2018 • 35 tweets • 5 min read
Writers: know how it’s super hard to write a novel? How you sometimes run into “can I do this?” or “is it worth it?” or “am I just faking at all this?”
Well, guess what: Editors go through it, too. 1/
I’m usually at a party, and someone asks what I do, and I’ll tell them “I’m a sci-fi and fantasy editor,” and their eyes light up (or, to be honest, sometimes they glaze over).
