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