I have a lot of interest in going into the publishing industry, specifically in being an editor, so most of my questions are related to that. Here they are!
1. In this rapidly shifting industry, is it still possible to make a living writing books without selling film rights?
2. How extensive is editing really supposed to be? Lish is the example of going "too far" with editing, but what exactly is the "right amount" of editing?
3. How much do books even go for (e.g. how much are advances supposed to be)? Do books that have less of a sellability factor (that are good books but might not sell) have smaller advances?
4. How much of being an editor is just "going to lunch"? How does acquiring books work, and do you necessarily work on a book once you've acquired it?
5. How extensive is the correspondence between a writer and a good editor?
6. How long does editing usually take? I know there's a lot of extended or missed deadlines in the publishing industry; how long can you wait past the deadline before it's unacceptable?
7. How do editors deal with temperamental writers (i.e. people who might be too attached to their writing, etc.)? How do they know when to allow the writer to have their way instead of insisting on their own way?
8. How much of the general public is actually invested in the publishing industry--how many people actually read?
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