Arguably Achievable Perfection With Benjamin Dreyer

First Draft Episode #327: Benjamin Dreyer

Benjamin Dreyer, vice president, executive managing editor and
copy chief of Random House, and New York Times bestselling author
of Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and
Style and Dreyer’s English (Adapted for Young Readers): Good
Advice for Good Writing.


Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode:




“Meet the Guardian of Grammar Who Wants to Help You Be a
Better Writer,” by Sarah Lyall in The New York Times




Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer's Guide to
Finishing, Publishing, Promoting and Surviving Your First
Book by Courtney Maum (hear Courtney weigh in on the
traditional publishing process in Track Changes: Publishing
101)




#1 New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize
winner Elizabeth Strout, author of Olive Kitteridge, Olive
Again, and the recent release Oh William!




Shirley Jackson, author of The Haunting of Hill House, The
Lottery, and more




️ Enjoy this episode? Check out…




Track Changes Bonus: Publishing From Every
Angle A conversation between an author, agent, and
editor to cover the ins and outs of the publishing process.
The panel features Abigail Hing Wen, debut author of Loveboat
Taipei; agent Joanna Volpe, president and literary agent at
New Leaf Literary & Media; and Alvina Ling, Vice
President and Editor-in-Chief at Little Brown Books for Young
Readers (and co-host of the Book Friends Forever podcast).
Listen here!




Arthur Levine, legendary children’s book
editor, including of series such as Harry Potter and The
Golden Compass. Formerly President and Publisher at Arthur A.
Levine Books at Scholastic, Arthur founded independent
publishing house Levine Querido.




Amanda Maciel, executive
editor at Scholastic as well as author of YA novels Tease and
Lucky Girl, talks about how writing books made her an
author-friendly editor, staying emotionally available during
revisions, and the trouble with accepting that you have an
impact on other people. Listen to the episode here!




 


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