Interviewing Donald Maass & Lisa Rector

Independent editors definitely are part of the publishing landscape now. Is it an extra burden of expense for writers? You can look at it that way, or you can see it as a level of professional help that was never before available.—Donald Maass, Donald Maass Literary Agency

Welcome to June, everyone.

A few of you have commented lately that you’d “love to be a fly on the wall” in the offices of the folks behind the publishing curtain. Well, you’re in luck. This month I’m running a weekly series of in-depth interviews with talented and important figures in the writing and publishing landscape.

We’re starting off next Monday with a bang: a double interview with heavy-weight literary agent and author Donald Maass and high-level independent editor (IE) Lisa Rector. . .who just happen to be husband and wife.

What’s it like running a literary household across the spectrum from IE to agent? How do they see the current publishing industry in all its complexity, from their different perspectives? What is the real significance of ebooks, POD, self-publishing, and the roles of both independent editors and literary agents in the changing landscape? And—perhaps most importantly—would Lisa ever edit Don’s manuscripts and, if she did, what noise would he make?

Join us this coming Monday for:

Tension on Every Page: the Donald Maass & Lisa Rector interview