tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979509798644382089.post1451744270059463034..comments2024-03-03T08:25:35.909-08:00Comments on elma's almanac: On memoirs & editors: Robert L. BaconElma Schemenauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02707865097868650260noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979509798644382089.post-88297432044697066892017-06-23T09:41:51.231-07:002017-06-23T09:41:51.231-07:00Interesting & useful thought. Thanks, Peter.Interesting & useful thought. Thanks, Peter.<br />Elma Schemenauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707865097868650260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979509798644382089.post-5453420000907260242017-06-21T08:08:47.055-07:002017-06-21T08:08:47.055-07:00Thanks to Robert Bacon for this mention of WHAT ED...Thanks to Robert Bacon for this mention of WHAT EDITORS DO. I won't claim it is "any better" than its predecessor EDITORS ON EDITING, but one of the main reasons for putting together this volume is that Gross's collection was last updated in 1993, and many of its chapters were older than that. It has no mention of Amazon (which didn't exist), the internet, social media, or self-publishing. But EDITORS ON EDITING is still well worth reading and it's still available. <br /><br />WHAT EDITORS DO does have a chapter on biography which includes some good advice on memoir. I would agree the market is tough nowadays--even for Holocaust survivors. But you can get published if you write something truly compelling, even if you are not a celebrity. That usually requires being unsparingly honest--and being willing to accept editorial suggestions. Peter Ginnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678504299313188170noreply@blogger.com