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Transcript: What is the hardest part of putting together an anthology? Is it reviewing pitches, or editing or some third thing?

This is gonna sound like a cheap answer, but the answer is everything. And by that I don't actually mean that every part is the hardest, I mean the hardest part is the totality of it. It's not any one thing, but rather it's keeping track of all of the different parts of it, at least that's what I find hardest. Because it's project management and there's a lot of moving pieces and as the lead editor and the project manager, keeping track of all those pieces is my responsibility. So it's like, I'm not just reviewing pitches. I'm not just editing. I'm not just what was the other one here - well, those were the two example specifics but yeah. I'm not only doing each of those things. Like while I'm editing, I'm also helping figure out what the typeset should look like. I'm helping figure out the cover artist is. I'm communicating with the artist and the other artists doing merchandise. I'm writing out the budget. I'm, you know, I'm communicating with the editors. Like, it's - it's the totality of it that's hard. It's keeping all of the pieces moving at the same pace in the hopes that all of it will end up being ready at about the same time so that we can then crowdfund it.

And I'm not always that good at that. If you ever notice any of our projects getting delayed, it's often - it's most often because I've failed at one part of that or another, and some piece has fallen behind, and I need to catch that one up before I can be ready. So, thank you for asking me that question. If you've got any questions for the owner of an indie press, feel free to drop them my way. I'm Claire from Duck Prints Press. Bye!