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An editor for a Big 5 Publisher for fiction across a range of genres. I'm here to give you the inside tips on what I do day-to-day to bring books to readers.

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@biheretic Wow, all these people thinking it's an ad... it's not an ad. Publishers don't sell ads in books. The character is sarcastically saying she can fulfill her nights with only $5.99 a month.

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@AcCargill Thank you!!

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Curious about what you should know as a brand new author? Take a look at my top 5 tips!

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@autumn_inkblood Yes! 😀

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@autumn_inkblood I feel so bad leaving my authors waiting for edits! They're so excited to be early and it doesn't actually speed things up in many cases.

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@8MonkeyTheorem you asked for it! ;)

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@autumn_inkblood Sure! That's a good one!

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Looking for some substack post ideas again! What do you want to learn about the publishing industry?

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@8MonkeyTheorem Oh that's a good one! I'll put it under consideration!

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@AlyssaMatesic As an editor at a publishing house, comps are EVERYTHING. Hate saying it, but it's true. I can't have a discussion about any of my titles without the comps coming up.

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@MadelaineLucyH #1 isn't quite accurate. The editor doesn't have to find a publisher. For traditional publishing, they're already tied to a publisher. They do have to convince their team, but they're not like submitting it to various publishers for consideration.

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@SCHostetler I will say at my publisher/imprint we are not told to use AI to consider submissions. There are other ways in which AI is being tested for admin purposes, but not creative endeavors.

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@autumn_inkblood Just wanted to make sure you saw this since you asked for it! 😀

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Curious how editing works once you get a book deal? Take a look at my latest Substack!

https://t.co/2NwQjihBP5

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@AndreaHTodd Just to say that lots of people pay that! The standard for a Big 5 publisher is 17.99-19.99 for a trade paperback. So it's not weird for readers to expect that pricing.

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@oliviamemerick @RhiMacG What a great rundown! Word count is important and you never want to disadvantage yourself when trying to get published.

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New stats post! Stay informed and let me know your questions!

https://t.co/2hrp00cd6i

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@ghosttowndownn Course correcting. A lot of YA from 10-20 years ago was written more with adults in mind, not teens. But with New Adult emerging again, YA can stop being catered so aggressively towards adults and can actually be written for teens.

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@DoriJeanDill You don't judge this based on pages because interior design changes. 60k+ words is a novel. 30k-60k words is a novella.

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@autumn_inkblood This is a great idea! Jotting it down for consideration!

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Soo I'm due to post a Substack tomorrow and I usually focus on publishing discourse topics. There hasn't been a good one in the past two weeks, so I'm having an open call to see what you'd like me to write about an explain! Let me know!

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