Choose carefully who you work with

A bit of frustration this week for me and my publishing company. We have a book scheduled to come out soon and are in the final phases of editing right now. The problem is the author is worried that with our edits that he might be losing his voice from the work and he will come off as not knowing the subject well (its non fiction). This proved to be a sticky situation. We had to try and convince him that we would take care to make sure that his work was representative of him and not what the editors had decided. This was particularly hard as this is his first book, and we are really just doing what is in the best interest of both parties. It can be one of those things that if it can't be worked out to the satisfaction of both parties, it can ruin the relationship.

For me, this has reinforced the idea that you must always be cautious of who you do businesses with. This is true for both parties, the writer and the publisher, because if you don't have the same vision, things can get a bit rough. Always be sure you are getting what you want.

That being said, we are getting ready to release a book in a few weeks, and then two (and maybe three) novels within the next two months.
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