Comments on: Fly on the wall: the editorial committee meeting http://helpmewithmybook.com/blog/2009/06/fly-on-the-wall-the-editorial-committee-meeting/ Book publishing, tips, manuscript tips, Kim Weiss, publishing services Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:45:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eric James http://helpmewithmybook.com/blog/2009/06/fly-on-the-wall-the-editorial-committee-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-938 Eric James Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://helpmewithmybook.com/blog/?p=3803#comment-938 Have you ever seen an editorial board that will request additional information of an author, regarding a proposal under consideration? Also in your experience, how often has an editorial board stepped outside its comfort template to consider a proposal that evidences non-traditional uniqueness? Have you ever seen an editorial board that will request additional information of an author, regarding a proposal under consideration?

Also in your experience, how often has an editorial board stepped outside its comfort template to consider a proposal that evidences non-traditional uniqueness?

]]> By: rachel http://helpmewithmybook.com/blog/2009/06/fly-on-the-wall-the-editorial-committee-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-931 rachel Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://helpmewithmybook.com/blog/?p=3803#comment-931 The last one of my books published went to acqusitions- and the idea of the book started so much discussion and laughter than they couldn't even discuss it properly. Which is how they knew it would work. And it did. If you can get people who have ideas in front of them all the time laugh and stop for a minute- there's a book in there... The last one of my books published went to acqusitions- and the idea of the book started so much discussion and laughter than they couldn’t even discuss it properly.
Which is how they knew it would work.
And it did.
If you can get people who have ideas in front of them all the time laugh and stop for a minute- there’s a book in there…

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