tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post8056921044186070099..comments2024-03-10T14:07:40.468-04:00Comments on Blue Rose Girls: Getting the creditBlue Rose Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224076615462128422noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-48508455042241486522007-03-28T18:31:00.000-04:002007-03-28T18:31:00.000-04:00As always, Meghan aka trouble maker, tellin it lik...<I>As always, Meghan aka trouble maker, tellin it like it is</I><BR/><BR/>You have the greatest topics.<BR/><BR/>GO, YOU!!<BR/><BR/>:D :D<BR/>ritaRitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823648489427679440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-61881070807536651482007-03-27T23:54:00.000-04:002007-03-27T23:54:00.000-04:00as an editor, i think it's a little egotistical to...as an editor, i think it's a little egotistical to want and/or demand credit on a book. (not that very many editors demand credit, though i can certainly think of a few.) Frankly, my job as editor is to make the most fabulous book and be completely invisible in the finished product.<BR/><BR/>it's not that we don't deserve accolades, as do other folks, and lord knows, it's so easy to feel unappreciated in this industry. but i leave it up to the author to decide who to mention and who not to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-17880842766027878292007-03-26T16:26:00.000-04:002007-03-26T16:26:00.000-04:00Editors, art directors, publishers, marketers, etc...Editors, art directors, publishers, marketers, etc., perform invaluable and essential work in the life of a book, and a good author and/or illustrator is grateful for them. But the authors and illustrators start from nothing, and make something. No one else in the process approaches that dedication of time, thought, energy and, most of all, that initial leap of faith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-11722454829884477092007-03-23T07:36:00.000-04:002007-03-23T07:36:00.000-04:00I go back and forth on the subject of credit. When...I go back and forth on the subject of credit. When I first started in publishing, I thought it would make sense to have credits like they do in television and movies. I know some publishers seem to have started adding a "credit page" to the back of the book where the editor, designer, production person, copyeditor, etc. are all credited. I'm honestly not sure what I think about that, since now I'm pretty used to the "no credit" model. I consider the books I edit "my babies," too, but I do think that above everything they "belong" to the author and illustrator. Anyway, Meghan, I think you've already touched on many of the pros and cons...but I'll think about this more and see if I'm able to post about it on Monday. Interesting topic!alvinalinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04503984086482905226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-59441380787726949062007-03-22T22:36:00.000-04:002007-03-22T22:36:00.000-04:00Ha, yeah, I forgot about that. That must be exciti...Ha, yeah, I forgot about that. That must be exciting to get your name on a book in that way!Meghan McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117528918335897128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-35370341539994561432007-03-22T20:57:00.000-04:002007-03-22T20:57:00.000-04:00Sometimes the editor's name does appear on the boo...Sometimes the editor's name does appear on the book -- when it's her own imprint!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com