Reviews

Editors on Editing: What Writers Need to Know about What Editors Do by Gerald C. Gross, Marc Aronson

danielle_w's review

4.0

Every writer should read this- a completely different angle that opened my eyes.

torts's review

4.0

A charming, life-affirming (that is, if your life goal is to join the publishing industry) collection of essays. Plus some literary correspondences. (I was all in a tizzy over the fact that the book ends with a correspondence with Steinbeck, ostensibly focused on [b:East of Eden|4406|East of Eden|John Steinbeck|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1368072889s/4406.jpg|2574991]...but more memorable for the sweet way that it captures the relationship between editor and author.)

The revised edition is not particularly relevant anymore, but it's an interesting read nonetheless. Some elements of editing are timeless, and the dated bits give a nice perspective on the history (and the often-mistaken predictions) of the business.

melerihaf's review

5.0

So I had to buy this book for an editing class. We were supposed to read it a little bit at a time, but it was so fascinating that I couldn't put it down. The world of editing is not what I had imagined, but it's a very vivid place. Anyone who wants to edit or who wants to write should read this book.