Sure, writing can be a lonely pursuit. As someone who spends my days writing, I am alone most of the time. Sometimes I get so in my head that I accidentally run into household objects or forget what I’m talking about mid-sentence. If you spend a lot of time writing, you’ve got to get out … Read more
Let’s get this out of the way first—I know a book doesn’t die once it is published. The end of production is the beginning of an entirely new life of promoting and selling it. However, I’m a production person, and once I’m done with posting that book online, my work is mostly done, except, of … Read more
Ardi Alspach, an editor at Sterling Publishing, talks with us about her multi-directional career. She has the unique experience of having attended both NYU and the Denver Publishing Institute, worked in both publicity and editorial, and moved from a career in teaching to book publishing mid-career. Turns out that’s possible, even in NYC. Take that, … Read more
Today we chat with Adam O’Brien, an editor at Sterling Publishing. Adam specializes in editing nonfiction of many kinds, particularly memoirs and essay collections—we’ve linked several of them below. While editing is his ultimate passion, Adam’s background is a journey through different aspects of the publishing and bookselling industry. This has included detours into production … Read more
Today Emily interviews Joe Biel, Founder and Manager of Microcosm Publishing We’ve talked to ghostwriters, publishers, self-published authors, editors, project managers, print managers, and this time we’re talking with someone who’s done all the above for quite a while. Joe Biel founded Microcosm Publishing when he was just a teenager, hauling zines in milk crates … Read more
