The Invisible Art of Literary Editing

The Invisible Art of Literary Editing is a comprehensive guide to the trade and art of editing, providing insights into the responsibilities of a literary magazine editor, the skills necessary to read, mark-up, and transform writing, and a test editing section that teaches strategies and techniques for working on all kinds of texts. It offers an exclusive look at manuscripts in progress, annotations and thought processes, and an interview with the editor on their choices and philosophies. It is an essential companion to editing any piece of work, offering opportunities for learning-by-doing and demystifying the processes involved in this exciting and highly coveted profession.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 152 pages
Publication date: 09 March 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The Invisible Art of Literary Editing is a comprehensive guide to the trade and art of editing, providing a behind-the-scenes look at the responsibilities of a literary magazine editor and the specific skills necessary to read, mark-up, and transform a piece of writing. Combining a breakdown of an editor's tasks with a behind-the-scenes look at manuscripts in progress, the book rounds up with a test editing section that teaches the nitty-gritty strategies and techniques for working on all kinds of texts. Generous in its insight and access to practicing editors' annotations and thought processes, The Invisible Art of Literary Editing offers an exclusive look at nonfiction, fiction, and poetry manuscripts as they were first submitted, marked up by an editor, and presented before featuring an interview with the editor on the choices they made about that piece of work, as well as their philosophies and working practices in their job. As a skill and trade learnt through practice and apprenticeship, this is the ultimate companion to editing any piece of work, offering opportunities for learning-by-doing through exercises, reflections, and case studies, and inviting readers to embody the role of an editor to improve their craft and demystify the processes involved in this exciting and highly coveted profession.

Weight: 322g
Dimension: 189 x 246 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350296480