tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989431010061167090.post1209091678119366908..comments2023-10-11T02:16:08.308-07:00Comments on Publishing Careers: Solution Tree Seeks Copy Editor in BloomingtonLori Cates Handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768475768656302512noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989431010061167090.post-63469587713687940372008-12-04T08:41:00.000-08:002008-12-04T08:41:00.000-08:00Jena--I think if you were still here, you'd be a g...Jena--I think if you were still here, you'd be a good candidate for it. Plus, Bloomington is a nice place--a college town with a real artsy flavor to it.<BR/><BR/>Mark--So happy you're blogging again! You are probably right about the ownership/credit issue. People are drawn to journalism for the excitement of it: being where the action is and sometimes being a little famous yourself. Book people usually toil in obscurity.Lori Cates Handhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07768475768656302512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989431010061167090.post-11808147935053981372008-12-04T05:42:00.000-08:002008-12-04T05:42:00.000-08:00That's an interesting point about newspaper folks ...That's an interesting point about newspaper folks not typically making the transition to book editing as easily as it would seem they would/should/could. We've had a couple of full-time editors with newspaper backgrounds and it just never seemed to suit their temperaments . . . to the point now where we just freelance most of our editing instead of keeping a full timer.<BR/><BR/>As you mentioned, the different styles, deadlines, and word length of projects probably all figure into it. I also wonder if some part of it is the relative anonymity of book editing vs. newspaper writing. I wouldn't have said this until after our experience here at the office, but it seems the newspaper folks we dealt with were really used to seeing their names in print on their work on a regular basis and putting in tons of work on a project that carried someone else's name on the front cover was just anathema to them.<BR/><BR/>Just a thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989431010061167090.post-81334478520831913672008-12-03T14:07:00.000-08:002008-12-03T14:07:00.000-08:00Wow. Really almost too bad I'm living in BC now. T...Wow. Really almost too bad I'm living in BC now. The only requirement I'd have trouble meeting is the two-years of book editing in a supervised setting. I had a year of experience in a university press (both production and marketing departments) and I've done some freelance work since (fiction and nonfiction). Plus, I have a BS in education and an MA in English.<BR/><BR/>A couple years ago, I would've considered moving (from Ohio) for this job.Jenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832420356107544084noreply@blogger.com