The Invisible Art of Literary Editing

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Bryan Furuness (Senior Lecturer of English, Butler University, Butler University, USA) Sarah Layden (Assistant Professor of English, Indiana University-Purdue University, USA)

The Invisible Art of Literary Editing

Bryan Furuness (Senior Lecturer of English, Butler University, Butler University, USA), Sarah Layden (Assistant Professor of English, Indiana University-Purdue University, USA)

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Bloomsbury Academic
09 March 2023

Creative writing & creative writing guides; Writing & editing guides; Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Publishing industry

A field guide to the trade and art of editing, this book pulls back the

curtain on the day-to-day responsibilities of a literary magazine editor

in their role, and to the specific skills necessary to read, mark-up

and transform a piece of writing. Combining a break-down of an editor’s

tasks – including creating a vision, acquisitions, responding to

submissions and corresponding with authors – with a behind-the-scenes

look at manuscripts in progress, the book rounds up with a test editing

section that teaches, by way of engaging exercises, the nitty-gritty

strategies and techniques for working on all kinds of texts. Generous in

its insight and access to practicing editors’ annotations and thought

processes, The Invisible Art of Literary Editing offers an

exclusive look at nonfiction, fiction and poetry manuscripts as they

were first submitted, as they were marked up by an editor and how the

final piece was presented before featuring an interview with the editor

on the choices they made about that piece of work, as well as their

philosophies and working practices in their job.

As a skill and a

trade learnt through practice and apprenticeship, this is the ultimate

companion to editing any piece of work, offering opportunities for

learning-by-doing through exercises, reflections and cases studies, and

inviting readers to embody the role of an editor to improve their craft

and demystify the processes involved in this exciting and highly coveted

profession.

By: Bryan Furuness (Senior Lecturer of English Butler University Butler University USA), Sarah Layden (Assistant Professor of English, Indiana University-Purdue University, USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 189mm,
ISBN: 9781350296480
ISBN 10: 1350296481
Pages: 152
Publication Date: 09 March 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bryan Furuness is Senior Lecturer of English, Butler University, USA and is the author of the novels Do Not Go On and The Lost Episodes of Revie Bryson. He has also edited several anthologies, including My Name Was Never Frankenstein: And Other Classic Adventure Tales Remixed. Sarah Layden is Assistant Professor of English, Indiana University-Purdue University, USA. She is the author of Trip Through Your Wires and The Story I Tell Myself About Myself. Her recent nonfiction appears in The Washington Post, Poets & Writers, Salon, and The Millions.

Reviews for The Invisible Art of Literary Editing

The Invisible Art of Literary Editing is a compact book at a very reasonable price that gives faculty advisors a starting point for teaching the next generation of editors. * Technical Communication * Faculty who manage [literary] journals have a complex job of teaching students the various types of editing on top of topics ranging from print and online production to social media to sales and marketing—all without a textbook, until now. the invisible art of literary editing fills a crucial part of this void by focusing on the editing of creative prose in literary journals. * Kelly A. Harrison, Technical Communication *