Tomorrow: September Patreon Panel

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Because we’re doing our Patreon drive this September (details here!), offering a freebie worth up to $5 for all new Patreon backers, we’ve talked a lot about the different backer rewards we offer. Here’s another: every month, backers at the $7/month, $10/month, and $25/month levels can attend and/or watch an after-the-fact recording of a literary-convention-style panel! The September panel, Navigating Author-Editor Relationships, is TOMORROW, September 28th, at 9 a.m. Eastern time (converter). Meetings are held on Zoom, with recordings usually available within 24 hours. People unable to attend are encouraged to submit questions for us to answer.

September Panel Topic: Navigating Author-Editor Relationships

Description: Whether you’re writing fanfiction for fun, essays for school, projects aimed at publication, copy for a work project, or something else, odds are that, sooner or later, you’ll have to work with an editor, beta, or someone else who has been brought in specifically to suggest places you might want to change your writing. Working with an editor can be challenging, especially if one isn’t used to critique. On the flip side, being an editor working with an author requires, on top of possessing the necessary knowledge of spelling, punctuation, and grammar, that the editor learn interpersonal skills to help them work effectively with the author(s) they are providing editing support for. In this panel, we will discuss how to navigate relationships between authors and editors from both points of view, including: what discussions authors and editors should engage in before editing begins, reaching compromises over differences of opinions, when to fight and when to let it go, the importance of a balance between authorial voice and proper SPAG, and more!

Panelists: Alex Bauer, E. Conway, Max Jason Peterson, and Rachael L. Young

Moderator: Nina Waters

New Patron backers $7/month and higher also get immediate access to the recordings of all past panels – 12 panels total. Become a backer today and get in on the conversation!