If I did an editing class, what sorts of…

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Cat

If I did an editing class, what sorts of things would people want to know? Here's some things that occur to me, but I'd like to know what else would be useful.

- How magazines work and what an editor does
- How to recruit and work with slush readers
- Manuscript editing basics, what to do (and not do)
- Working with writers
- Editing a single author collection versus editing an anthology with multiple authors
- Building a magazine's circulation via the Internet

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Cat Rambo lives, writes, and teaches by the shores of an eagle-haunted lake in the Pacific Northwest. Her 100+ fiction publications include stories in Asimov's, Clarkesworld Magazine, and Tor.com. Her short story, "Five Ways to Fall in Love on Planet Porcelain," from her story collection Near + Far (Hydra House Books), was a 2012 Nebula nominee. Her editorship of Fantasy Magazine earned her a World Fantasy Award nomination in 2012.
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  • Sandra M. Odell

    Any differences between editing a novel and editing a short story collection.

    Editing themed anthologies or magazine issues.

  • Anne Barringer

    Sandra’s hit some good points. :) Perhaps how to polish up your short story for a specific target, to better your chances of getting accepted and conversely how to re-edit something when after a few tries your short story doesn’t seem to fit in any market. Also how to edit with an eye toward making a contest entry shine.