Last month, I got a chance to sit down with author PG Holyfield and talk on the record about the editorial process. At the time, I was halfway through my first pass on his novel Murder at Avedon Hill, forthcoming with Dragon Moon Press, so it was great to actually meet the author and talk to him in person about writing, editing, publishing, the technical differences between writing for podcast and for print, what an editor does, and the specific issues we’re encountering in the process of working on his book.
It was a fun interview; as convenient as e-mail is, it’s always nice to get a chance to meet a colleague and talk about all that stuff in person. You don’t need to be familiar with his work for the interview to make sense, and I think offers a great example of the editorial process and the rapport that develops: we’re both on the same team, working to make the book the best it can be.
Take a listen to the first segment of our Behind the Scenes interview, and enjoy! I’ll be addressing some of the points from the interview in future posts.
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