How to Work with a Writer: A Guide for Writers and Editors (Twice 5 Miles Guides)

HEADLINE DESCRIPTION [200 characters: 156]:An indispensable guide to acquiring the skills of a good editor, so as to make your own work, and the work of other writers, as strong as it can possibly be. EXPOSITION [100-200 words: 207]:Too many beginning writers suffer under friendly fire. Too many pros are ground down by unhelpful supervision. How to Work with a Writer is the first book to set out the principles of constructive editing–how to provide it, and how to obtain it from those who read your work.An editor and development executive for over 30 years, Allegra Huston has worked with writers including two Nobel Prize winners, three Booker Prize winners, and Jane Goodall. As the author of the bestselling memoir Love Child and the novel Say My Name as well as numerous magazine articles, she has worked with editors across the spectrum. In this concise guide, she shares techniques that energize and inspire the writer, clarify problems and foster a strong working relationship.”Should be required reading for all writers, as well as all creative writing teachers and students.”–Kate Christensen, PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author and former teacher at Iowa Writers Workshop”Deft, clear and charming” –Jonathan Lethem, NYT bestselling author and Chair in Creative Writing, Pomona College”An indispensable tool for students in terms of learning how to respond to fellow writers in a workshop setting. This is a very valuable book.”–Sue William Silverman, faculty member at Vermont College of Fine Arts”A book Ievery publishing house should press into the hands of their young editors as they set out on learning a skill that involves such subtlety, empathy, strength and understanding. It will swiftly become an indispensable handbook for editors everywhere.”– Alexandra Pringle, Editor-in-Chief, Bloomsbury Publishing