Jane Lindskold Quotes

Everything is different - except for publishing itself: getting hold of an amazing author, working to make his or her book the best and best-looking it can be, telling the world.

The most painstaking phase comes when the manuscript is set in 'type' for the first time and the first proofs of the book are printed. These initial copies are called first-pass proofs or galleys.

I was now ordered to have my writings copied, and put into the printer's hand.

Publishing in a way doesn't have a lot to do with writing, and writing doesn't have a lot to do with publishing.

The book doesn't end when you finish writing it.

One of the biggest differences between you and a traditionally published author is that a self-pubbed author is responsible for everything. Not just writing the book - but cover design, editing, producing, distribution, and publicity as well.

What I've come to learn with self-publishing is that if you want to provide readers with something of equal quality, it requires the same amount of time and expense.

It generally takes me about nine months from the point the book is conceived to the point my editor sends it off to be typeset.

There's a lot more to publishing a book than writing it and slapping a cover on it.

It's funny because you know the novel process: you get the drafts, you get the galley, and then you get the galley proofs. You have opportunities to change things all along. But the further along in the process you go, the more careful you have to be in making those changes, and the smaller the changes have to be.

A good part of the work is just reading a manuscript and coming to the office. I can't imagine wanting to even read an article about book publishing.

Another time factor is output: proofing and printing. That is, getting your work out of the computer and onto paper and having it satisfy you. It can be time consuming and expensive.

Making a book is such a big enterprise.

A publisher - and I write as one - does far more than print and sell a book. It selects, nurtures, positions and promotes the writer's work.

Books can now be on the stands within days from delivery of a formatted manuscript, and often are.

I worked in publishing before I became an author, so I knew how a book gets made.

Filmmakers need to realize that their job isn't done when they lock picture. We must see our films through.

Most of my books have caused distribution and printing problems in the past.

How could I make a little book, when I have seen enough to make a dozen large books?

Novelists want to be published and need a publisher to decide to print 20,000 copies. So you need to entertain on some level. I want to reach out and connect.

For every issue, I send four pages of finished marginals and they select the ones they need.

Creating a book and creating a collection involve a lot of editing.

Making books is hard work. Some books are, of course, more demanding than others.

We had to figure out how to produce books in a cost-effective way.

As an author on a corporate press, you have a lot less control over the finished product. I figure if I spend a couple years writing something, I want to be able to decide what the cover looks like and how it's going to be presented.