A Paperback Writer has come up with a Devil's Dictionary for publishing. Here's the Editor entry:
Editor - 1) a sadomasochist; 2)) a kind but crazy person who makes a career out of working with authors to improve their manuscripts; listens to their lies, tantrums and crying fits; extends their deadlines; meets with them over mystery chicken entrees at industry cons and suffers countless bouts of depression, con crud and tinitus as a result; 3) an industry professional who drinks Maalox or Jack Daniels for lunch.
(For the record, it's Diet Coke or some variant of tea during the day. The scotch and tequila come out at night. Mostly.).
And the always-erudite Teresa Nielsen Hayden adds her own fabulous variations at the must-read blog Making Light.
This is far more entertaining than the huge stacks of paper on my desk. *cough*
-- Diana
Are any of your books published at audio cd?
Posted by: Pamela | February 04, 2007 at 08:31 PM