One of the things I like about publishing is that you don't promote the editor - you promote the book and the author.
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About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Publishing focuses credit on the work and writer rather than the editor.
- In plain terms
- Editors stay behind the scenes while authors and books get praise.
- What can you take from it?
- Successful teams highlight the product not the process.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who should get credit for success?
- How do you value behind the scenes work?
Another view
Editors often deserve more visibility than this norm allows.
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