Hey Peeps!
It’s Friday!! The end of the week is near and the weekend is just around the corner! But we aren’t at Saturday yet. Nope. Nuh-huh. And I know you might be at work or home and just staring at the clock wishing it would just come on already… so hows about a little break?
Today I am continuing my Adventures in Publishing Segment with and interview with an Editor. Now, this editor isn’t just any editor. Nope. She has – on occasion – admitted to wearing a poncho and goggles to edit in. Clearly she’s very serious about her job. 🙂
My guest today is Amy Eye, founder and editor at The Eyes for Editing. She is also a really great friend of mine. Amy id my editor of choice. In fact, I won’t use anyone else. She’s that good. I swear she’s like a bloodhound, sniffing out anything in a manuscript that could cause problems.
And apparently, I am not the only one who thinks so. Amy has done a lot of freelance work over the past few years and she has also done editing jobs for two publishing houses. But most recently Amy has been hired on at Otherworld Publications (yes, that’s my publisher – their logo is over there on the right ———>
click on it to visit their website) as a staff editor!!!!! So if you can’t take my word for her fantasticness (really, you should have your head examined) then how about the word of 3 publishing houses?
Congrats to Amy and to Otherworld Publications on the new hire!!
So, I think we all can agree that Amy knows her stuff when it comes to editing (and also to knee socks but thats another story…) so I thought that I would interview her and bring you The People some info about editing.
So without any delay here is Amy:
1. You started The Eyes for Editing recently, but you have been editing for a long time. Why did you decide to start your own editing business?
Wow, great info here! Thanks for sharing it Cambria!
Now to see about Amy's rates on short stories…hmm.
Thanks Tricia! Definitely email her, her prices aren't bad at all!!! 😉 thanks for stopping by!
Thanks for such a fun interview, Cambria!! You know I love you!!!
Knee high socks and monkeys. I love it!
Great job ladies!
That was an absolutely hilarious interview, but just a word to those out there reading this, what Amy offers can't really be fully described in words, as her ability to take your book and give it the touch it needs to make it more of a perfected master piece, is beyond what words can describe her talent. Just know you won't be disappointed, and she'll be worth every dime you put into her work….:)
Thanks, Jenn and Darknight!
Can't have a real interview without monkeys!!
Darknight and Jenn thanks for stoppin by!!! I couldnt agree more! Amy is worth the money (for esiting of course– dirty minded people) and monkeys are great!
What an awesome interview… I want to say that Amy is the best editor ever and I've had a few over the years. I absolutely love her and wouldn't trust my work with anyone else. You both rock!
I agree with Amy that an editor is absolutely essential – I do the editing thing, too, but haven't set up anything as official as a website, 'cause I've got stuff booked up until august, 2013!
One question for Amy – how do you budget your time, especially when doing a content edit? I am having a hard time figuring out how to make sure I'm able to provide the quality I demand and be able to be there for the authors when they need me – maybe you can give me some pointers, since you've been doing it longer and officially and stuff 🙂
Hi, Katy!
There is no 'best way' to judge this. It depends on when the author brings you in (during the planning phase or later), how much time the author has to dedicate to the editing process, and how much work needs to be done. All of these things need to be laid out before you can adequately budget any kind of time.
I would honestly say that a month is a good base time to start off with when doing a content edit. In this day and age, most authors have other careers along with their writing career and are not able to dedicate hours a day on this process. So, unless they happen to be lucky enough to be able to dedicate hours a day to editing, then it is better to stretch the time out so nothing is rushed and everyone has time to do things properly.
I wish I had more of a concrete answer for you, but that is the best one I can give – there is no perfect formula for it.
And THANKS, Angela!! You are such a doll!!!
Thanks, Amy – currently I give myself about 10 days to do an edit; it's the follow-up I need to figure out how to budget. Thanks for your insights!
You two are like punch and Judy, funny and engaging all at once. I love the interview, quite quirky…LOL.
I live vicariously though your thoughtful and funny prose. Congratulations Amy, I too look forward to working with you on my next book. My latest editor was very good and I enjoyed it, but I do love a strong personality.
Hi, Amy & Cambria!
Super funny and quite informative interview. Amy, you wear knee socks with your shorts? So I guess you have long legs…lucky you. My legs are about as long as knee socks!