Karen Murphy
Book Editor
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All Videos (30)
- What I Do
- A Typical Day
- The Editorial Process
- Editing is a Collaborative Process
- How I Got My Start in Publishing
- Great Part
- What Makes a Good Editor
- Genres
- Estimating a Book's Success
- Challenges
- Finding Material to Publish
- Deciding What to Publish
- Education
- Favorites
- Goals
- Helpful Teachers
- Heroes
- Skills From Childhood
- Skills to Develop
- Blogging
- Practice Your Writing Skills
- Editors Don't Always Write
- Tips for Making Presentations
- Mentors
- Family Support
- Staying Motivated
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Did It Anyway
- Advice
Bio
Watch Karen Murphy, Senior Editor at Jossey-Bass, share how a passion for reading propelled her into a career acquiring and developing books for her publishing company. She works with authors on the broad scope of their work; do the chapters hold together? Is anything missing? Is there anything repeated or redundant? She credits her mother with helping her discover a love of books and remembers how they would spend Sunday afternoon’s together reading. Her advice to girls is to be voracious readers and to practice writing. Being a good writer will help set you apart no matter what career you choose.
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