Ep 109: Behind the Scenes with an Executive Editor, with Stephanie Beard

Annalisa Parent Summea speaks with Stephanie Beard, Executive Editor at Turner Publishing about the role of an Executive Editor, how publishers support their titles, and more!   In this episode, you’re going to learn:   The role of an Executive Editor The different ways publishers support their titles      How an author can reach out to their audience   You’ll want to be sure to download the free worksheet, A Peak Behind the Publishing Curtain, for some insider brainstorming to get you thinking ahead for your own writing life, so take a minute and download it at www.writing-gym.com/btsediting .  Don’t forget the dash!  Stephanie Beard is the Executive Editor at Turner Publishing, an industry leading independent publisher based in Nashville, TN, which has a backlist of over 5,000 books and publishes 36 new books per year across all genres.  In addition to acquiring all of the books for the front list, she is also the Subsidiary Rights Director. She has a J.D. from Vermont Law School where she specialized in International Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution and a B.A. from Centre College in International Relations and French.