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Editorial humility: Who’s the boss of the book?

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We discuss editorial humility and the question we should ask ourselves at the start of every project: Who’s the boss of the book?

Listen to find out more about

  • Why the author is the boss of their book
  • The kinds of changes we make
  • Explaining the why of our edits
  • Working with anxious authors
  • Discovering the root of the author's worries
  • Sample editing to reassure both parties
  • Establishing the terms of service
  • How editors provide services, not products
  • When editors do get to be the boss
  • 'Humbly, your copyeditor' (Liz Jones, Responsive Editing)

Join our Patreon community

Our patrons benefit from access to PDF transcripts for all episodes featuring just Louise and Denise, and for some of our guest episodes. If you'd like to support The Editing Podcast, join our Patreon community!

  • patreon.com/editingpodcast

Denise and Louise


Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod


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131 episodes

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Manage episode 349065410 series 2499838
Content provided by Louise Harnby (fiction editor) and Denise Cowle (non-fiction editor), Louise Harnby (fiction editor), and Denise Cowle (non-fiction editor). All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Louise Harnby (fiction editor) and Denise Cowle (non-fiction editor), Louise Harnby (fiction editor), and Denise Cowle (non-fiction editor) or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

We discuss editorial humility and the question we should ask ourselves at the start of every project: Who’s the boss of the book?

Listen to find out more about

  • Why the author is the boss of their book
  • The kinds of changes we make
  • Explaining the why of our edits
  • Working with anxious authors
  • Discovering the root of the author's worries
  • Sample editing to reassure both parties
  • Establishing the terms of service
  • How editors provide services, not products
  • When editors do get to be the boss
  • 'Humbly, your copyeditor' (Liz Jones, Responsive Editing)

Join our Patreon community

Our patrons benefit from access to PDF transcripts for all episodes featuring just Louise and Denise, and for some of our guest episodes. If you'd like to support The Editing Podcast, join our Patreon community!

  • patreon.com/editingpodcast

Denise and Louise


Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod


  continue reading

131 episodes

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