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From: cathy young <cathy>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 18:06:43 -0700
Karen Wojtyla and Marc Aronson (and others) have spoken persuasively about why it might be tangled, confusing, or inappropriate to list an editor's name somewhere within a bound book.
I admit, I -- a NONeditor -- struggle over your shyness. Yes, I understand the political reasons for not wanting to deal with the aftermath of including an editor's name over a copy editor's, etc.
Dick Jackson said:
What Mr. Jackson says in his message helped me understand why I am so biased toward "full disclosure" in the creation of media.
It DOES matter who your editor is. It matters what house publishes your book. If you are an editor, your career depends (at different points) on what authors you pull into the house's folds. It ALL matters... or we wouldn't be so dazzled by an inside peek into UN's world, nor would we devour PW (or any other industry news rag) without fail.
I received my undergrad degree in Cultural Anthropology, during a time when the whole field was abuzz with different ideas about how coercive media might be to people who didn't have the power to control that media.
So, in my bookselling and in my whole life after college, I have made an effort to dazzle customers/kids/parents/teachers with the stories behind the books they hold in their hands. I admit my bias toward wishing editors and publishing houses would be more forthcoming with these tales of creative process, but I can't tell you how many times I have seen the light of "ah-ha!" flash in kids' faces.... I assure you I have seen it more times than most authors/illustrators have (and they themselves are starved for this connection with readers).
In SMALL print, listing a few of the key people involved in a book's development seems a simple act with profound results.
What DOES an editor do? Those of us on this list who are NOT editors have been sinking our teeth into the responses from the real editors on this list. Kids want to hear about this stuff, too. Could they (at least) see the name of an editor (in small print) on the page that lists when the book was first published -- and all that other jazz?
who often sticks around for the credits after a juicy flick.
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cathy young www.grouchy.com www.read-this.com
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Received on Wed 12 Aug 1998 08:06:43 PM CDT
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 18:06:43 -0700
Karen Wojtyla and Marc Aronson (and others) have spoken persuasively about why it might be tangled, confusing, or inappropriate to list an editor's name somewhere within a bound book.
I admit, I -- a NONeditor -- struggle over your shyness. Yes, I understand the political reasons for not wanting to deal with the aftermath of including an editor's name over a copy editor's, etc.
Dick Jackson said:
What Mr. Jackson says in his message helped me understand why I am so biased toward "full disclosure" in the creation of media.
It DOES matter who your editor is. It matters what house publishes your book. If you are an editor, your career depends (at different points) on what authors you pull into the house's folds. It ALL matters... or we wouldn't be so dazzled by an inside peek into UN's world, nor would we devour PW (or any other industry news rag) without fail.
I received my undergrad degree in Cultural Anthropology, during a time when the whole field was abuzz with different ideas about how coercive media might be to people who didn't have the power to control that media.
So, in my bookselling and in my whole life after college, I have made an effort to dazzle customers/kids/parents/teachers with the stories behind the books they hold in their hands. I admit my bias toward wishing editors and publishing houses would be more forthcoming with these tales of creative process, but I can't tell you how many times I have seen the light of "ah-ha!" flash in kids' faces.... I assure you I have seen it more times than most authors/illustrators have (and they themselves are starved for this connection with readers).
In SMALL print, listing a few of the key people involved in a book's development seems a simple act with profound results.
What DOES an editor do? Those of us on this list who are NOT editors have been sinking our teeth into the responses from the real editors on this list. Kids want to hear about this stuff, too. Could they (at least) see the name of an editor (in small print) on the page that lists when the book was first published -- and all that other jazz?
who often sticks around for the credits after a juicy flick.
__________________
cathy young www.grouchy.com www.read-this.com
__________________
Received on Wed 12 Aug 1998 08:06:43 PM CDT
