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Editing erotica and adult material
Manage episode 242629326 series 2499838
Denise and Louise talk to Maya Berger, a professional editor who works with Young Adult and children’s fiction, speculative and science fiction, and romance and adult fiction. In this episode, we focus on writing and editing erotica.
Listen to find out more about:
- Why authors shouldn’t fear approaching an editor
- Why erotica deserves the same editorial rigour as any other genre
- The rise of romance and erotica in mainstream publishing
- How to find an editor who specializes in erotic fiction
- Subgenres and the benefits of specialist editing: LGBTQ, kink and taboo (BDSM and powerplay dynamics)
- Sensitivity reading: representing voice and identity
Mentioned in the show:
- Maya Berger: What I Mean To Say: https://www.whatimeantosay.com/
- Maya Berger (SfEP): https://www.sfep.org.uk/directory/what-i-mean-to-say-clear-and-professional-copy-editing-and-proofreading
- SfEP Directory of Editorial Services: https://www.sfep.org.uk/directory
- Finding an editor (blog): https://www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/blog/how-do-i-find-a-proofreader-copyeditor-or-developmental-editor
- Finding an editor (podcast): The Editing Podcast, S1E10, How to Find an Editor
Denise and Louise
- Denise Cowle Editorial Services (non-fiction)
- Louise Harnby | Proofreader & Copyeditor (fiction)
Music credit
‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
121 episodes
Manage episode 242629326 series 2499838
Denise and Louise talk to Maya Berger, a professional editor who works with Young Adult and children’s fiction, speculative and science fiction, and romance and adult fiction. In this episode, we focus on writing and editing erotica.
Listen to find out more about:
- Why authors shouldn’t fear approaching an editor
- Why erotica deserves the same editorial rigour as any other genre
- The rise of romance and erotica in mainstream publishing
- How to find an editor who specializes in erotic fiction
- Subgenres and the benefits of specialist editing: LGBTQ, kink and taboo (BDSM and powerplay dynamics)
- Sensitivity reading: representing voice and identity
Mentioned in the show:
- Maya Berger: What I Mean To Say: https://www.whatimeantosay.com/
- Maya Berger (SfEP): https://www.sfep.org.uk/directory/what-i-mean-to-say-clear-and-professional-copy-editing-and-proofreading
- SfEP Directory of Editorial Services: https://www.sfep.org.uk/directory
- Finding an editor (blog): https://www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/blog/how-do-i-find-a-proofreader-copyeditor-or-developmental-editor
- Finding an editor (podcast): The Editing Podcast, S1E10, How to Find an Editor
Denise and Louise
- Denise Cowle Editorial Services (non-fiction)
- Louise Harnby | Proofreader & Copyeditor (fiction)
Music credit
‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
121 episodes
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