The Typesetter (aka Compositor, these days), who sets the manuscript in type, according to the format laid out by checks that all the copy-editor’s queries have been answered, and sends it to adds things inspired by the copy-editor’s comments that seem like a good idea. alters anything that the copy-editor has changed that the author disagrees with, and The book comes back to the author-yes, again- who write queries to the author regarding anything questionable, whereuponĮ. apply “house style” to things like numbers (e.g., do we write “two” or “2”?), and find typos or errors in grammar, punctuation, or continuity (one heck of a job, considering the size not only of the individual books, but of the overall series), This is a person whose thankless job is to asks any questions that seem necessary, andĭ. makes whatever revisions, emendments, or clarifications seem right. suggests minor (we hope) revisions that may improve the book discusses the manuscript with the author, and Books go from the author to the Editor, who But by and large, this is how it works.)ġ: Books don’t go directly from the author to the bookstore.Ī. When there’s a tight Production schedule-such as there was for MOBY and THE OUTLANDISH COMPANION, Volume 2-a lot of these steps can be done concurrently, rather than sequentially, and a few repetitive steps may be skipped. (NB: This is the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). This is true! I thought y’all might be interested in Just What Happens to a book after the writer is "finished" writing the manuscript: As my husband often remarks, "’FINISHED’ is a relative term to a writer."
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