What kind of work would a publication editor like?

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-01-28

It took a lot of time and effort to complete the work and submit it to the editor, but people will have their own likes and dislikes, and the same is true for the publishing editor

1.The work has a traffic base.

Publishers are now largely self-financed, and to make a profit, they need to have more best-selling books, which means that editors will like what sells. Although the editor himself will promote the work, if the author has traffic, then it will definitely help the marketing and distribution of the book, or even get twice the result with half the effort.

2.The work is in line with social hotspots.

We often say "rubbing the heat", although it has some derogatory connotations, but for marketing, it can rub the heat that is success, some time ago "Sun Tzu's Art of War" rubbed the heat of "Hurricane", and the sales exploded. Therefore, if the work is in line with the current social hotspots, it can "rub" its popularity and leverage its strength, it will be easier to become a best-selling book, and the editor will naturally prefer it.

3.The works have their own opinions.

Have your own opinion, that is, the content of the work has something that others do not have, pay attention to "new", the content is new, it can make people refreshing, not the same or the same as others, and it can also justify itself and have credibility. Such works are more likely to be liked, and there are more points that can be explored in the distribution and promotion.

4.The author himself has some publishing experience.

This publishing experience refers to the author's own understanding of the publishing industry, preferably having published a book before, so that he has an understanding of the work of the editor, and the communication and cooperation with the editor will be smoother when the book is published. There is a saying that "laymen guide insiders", which is also applicable in publishing, and a considerable number of authors are actually not clear about the editing and review of manuscripts, but they have to stand in the perspective of "insiders" to let editors change this way and that, or not let this change that is not allowed to change, which is actually a headache. If the work can be changed without change, the editor will of course prefer it, but if you don't change it, you won't be able to pass that layer of review. So if the author has some publishing experience, the publication editor will prefer it.

5.The work can be worry-free.

The work can be worry-free, and to put it bluntly, the author can worry-free. The publication of a book requires the joint efforts of the author and the editor, and the work of the editor is very complicated, if the author can support and cooperate with the editor's work in many aspects, it will definitely be more popular with the editor. For example, the works delivered by the author to the editor should be complete, clear and final, that is, the manuscript submitted to the editor should be complete, clear and definite, which can save a lot of time for editing and layout. Having done this, sometimes even if the overall content may be weak, the publishing editor will like this kind of work, and it will save time and hassle to do.

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