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Editors’ First Lessons: What New Editors Learn About Editing Books
By Madison Eigel
In the editing world, I have the greenest thumb you could imagine. I went to college for Visual Effects and Motion Graphics; I wanted to work on movies, baby. I wanted to make them beautiful, and I wanted to be the one creating the “eye candy” for films and TV shows. Unfortunately for me, the movie industry is a tumultuous place, and stability is, in the nicest of terms, lacking. As it was, I soon found myself in a regular, corporate job, working day in and day out doing the same old thing. In fact, I still do that, but the difference is I also found a way to work in something that I’ve been passionate about since I was in school: editing.
I began my journey into the industry with A.E. Williams Editorial about six months ago, and in that time, I’ve learned a lot about the ins and outs of the editing process. There are different levels and types of editing, different sources to cite from, different things to look for when working on an author’s prose. There’s a decent amount more to it than I originally assumed. So, I’ve come here to tell you about the rules I’ve learned that every editor should definitely know and that might just help a budding author find their feet in the writing industry.
