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The Biggest Surprises and Learning Moments of the Publishing Process

The publishing world is filled with crossroads consisting of surprises and opportunities. How publishing worked when I started in the business as an intern in 2000 is not how it operates today. The landscape constantly changes for editors, but I love discovering what surprises authors the most about the publishing process.

For instance, Michael P. Branch highlighted the process of gathering illustrations for his nonfiction book, , “The time and money it took to secure permissions for all the images I wanted to use surprised me. It was completely worth it, because the book’s insert

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