Chekhov's Mistress
Viking Editor Paul Slovak at the Litblog Co-op
The Litblog Co-op’s Fall Read This! pick was Steve Stern’s Angel of Forgetfulness. There has been some great dialogue on the site including the author, publiscist, LBC members and recently, Stern’s editor, Paul Slovak.
Here’s what he had to say about working with Stern and others:
I probably did a little more work on Steve’s manuscript that I would do on T.C. Boyle or William Kennedy or Maureen Howard (all of whom hand in manuscripts that are very clean and need little work) or William T. Vollmann (now there’s a guy who likes to have free rein as an author, though I have managed with a couple of his books to save a few trees) – but not that much more. When you have someone who writes as well as Stern does it makes the job a little easier. I take a lot of enjoyment in editing; first novels in particular, when you might have three or four passes, can be a great learning experience for both an author and an editor.
There’s more at the Litblog Co-op.
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- Posted by: Bud Parr
- Date: September 30, 2005
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Wise Men Fish Here: Literature
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