{"id":3066,"date":"2013-10-03T13:15:13","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T17:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.old.caraghobrien.com\/book\/?p=3066"},"modified":"2013-10-03T13:22:56","modified_gmt":"2013-10-03T17:22:56","slug":"switching-editors-mid-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/miscellaneous\/switching-editors-mid-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Switching Editors Mid-Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3067\" style=\"width: 185px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nanmercado\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3067\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3067\" alt=\"Nancy Mercado\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/NanMercado.jpg\" width=\"175\" height=\"252\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nancy Mercado<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Almost five years ago, when editor Nancy Mercado took on\u00a0<i>Birthmarked<\/i>, she delivered the written offer to my agent in a box with an orange.\u00a0 Since an orange in the novel symbolized hope in dark places, her gesture resonated with me.\u00a0 I knew she would be the perfect editor to help me make the most of Gaia\u2019s story, and it has been a delight to work with her through three and a half novels.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m going to miss her.\u00a0 Nan called a month ago to tell me she was taking a new job as an editorial director at Scholastic, and I was super excited for her.\u00a0 It\u2019s a great opportunity, and she\u2019ll have new, far-reaching responsibilities.\u00a0 Before she packed up her office, she managed to sneak in one more partial edit on my current book, and I\u2019m savoring her last notes as I revise.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, I\u2019m excited about beginning work with my new editor, Kate Jacobs.\u00a0 Kate has been at Roaring Brook for six years, and I have it from three different sources that she\u2019s brilliant.\u00a0 We had our first phone call last week and hit it off immediately.\u00a0 (We both do Sudokus!)\u00a0 She has read the opening 100 pages, which she discussed with Nan, but otherwise, she\u2019ll be coming into this project with fresh eyes, and I\u2019m eager to see how the manuscript will hold up.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3069\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kjacobsedits\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3069\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3069\" alt=\"Kate Jacobs (photo from Twitter)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/KateJacobs.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/KateJacobs.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/KateJacobs-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kate Jacobs (photo from Twitter)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I\u2019m not sure how many other writers have the chance to work with two crack editors on the same book, but I suspect it\u2019s rare.\u00a0 I feel extraordinarily lucky.\u00a0 The one thing I want, most of all, is to make sure Project Next evolves into the richest, most satisfying thing I can write.\u00a0 I\u2019m trusting my new editor to tell me if it\u2019s not there yet, and to help me move it along.\u00a0 I\u2019m also secretly hoping she\u2019ll come up with the perfect title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost five years ago, when editor Nancy Mercado took on\u00a0Birthmarked, she delivered the written offer to my agent in a box with an orange.\u00a0 Since an orange in the novel symbolized hope in dark places, her gesture resonated with me.\u00a0 I knew she would be the perfect editor to help me make the most of 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