Making the Most of the Author-Editor Relationship:
Insights from An Author & Editor

Presented by Elsa Peterson, a freelance editor with 25 years of experience in the college textbook industry; and Bruno Dyck, Professor at the I.H. Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada and lead author of Management: Current Practices and New Directions (Cengage, 2010)

"This conference was very helpful to me! I learned a lot from listening to Elsa, and it was such a pleasure to hear an author speak about his experience. Both Elsa and Bruno were articulate, warm, and professional.
     Today's conference served as professional development for me — something that can be hard to come by as a freelancer.
     I look forward to attending more TAA teleconferences."
— Ann Greenberger, Greenline Editorial Services

"I liked that neither of the presenters was too long-winded, and I think this was really great for beginning authors."

"This was great! Please add more teleconferences."

"Outstanding opportunity to interact with a recent textbook author and an experienced editor."

As a first-time textbook author, what can you expect from the editorial process? From the editor's viewpoint, how does a publisher decide what kinds of editorial support a given book needs? What can an author do to get maximum benefits from the editors he or she works with? If you think of "editor" as someone who corrects grammar and punctuation, this teleconference will surprise and enlighten you.

Elsa Peterson has been doing editorial work, primarily for the college textbook industry, since 1984. Although her academic background is in music -- she holds a B.A. with highest honors from the University of California at Riverside and an M.A. from Case Western Reserve University -- her versatile editing talents have led her into a wide variety of disciplines ranging from the arts and humanities to psychology, business and management, human physiology and nutrition, and foreign language. She was a senior developmental editor for psychology with McGraw-Hill Higher Education and has freelanced for virtually every leading textbook publisher in the U.S. In addition to manuscript development, she is experience in permissions editing, picture research, and writing content for textbook ancillaries. Based in Norwalk, CT, Elsa offers a discount to TAA members who use her editing services.

Bruno Dyck is a Professor at the I.H. Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. He received his Ph.D. in business from the University of Alberta in 1991 and has published dozens of articles and papers, many in leading management journals and publications. Dyck has numerous academic connections within the United States. He is active in the Academy of Management and the ASAC and has been the program and division chair. He serves as an editorial board member for several scholarly journals. For several years, he has been Chairperson for the Research and Publications Committee at his home university, where he has also received the University's Certificate of Teaching Excellence Award. Dyck has also received many grants, research awards, and fellowships, including the Associates Achievement Award for Research in the Faculty of Management. His first textbook, Understanding Management: Current Practices and New Directions has just been published by Cengage.

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Teleconference Handouts:
Making the Most of the Author-Editor Relationship Handout (PDF)

Presenter Contact information:
Elsa Peterson
Freelance Editor
epltd@earthlink.net

Bruno Dyck
bdyck@ms.umanitoba.ca