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What Does it Take to be a Book Editor?

February 24, 2023February 23, 2023 by PS Dobie
What Does It Take to be a book editor? Blog post with Maxwell Perkins

Editing books is the best job in the world for avid readers who also enjoy (or can handle) deadlines. If you’re also a writer, being a book editor gives you an inside track on what makes a book succeed or fail–not just on its own terms, but also in “the marketplace.” Being a book editor …

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