Working with Your Editor

Foe or Friend? What is the relationship between author and editor? A one-hour audio presentation.

What is the working relationship between a publishing house, editor, and author? Long-time editor, Len Goss, discusses what goes on in publishing, the relationship between editor and author, and how editors make publishing decisions. An informational one-hour presentation.

DISCLAIMER: The opening illustration begins midway through the story. I think you can extrapolate what the full story was. A dragon was said to be a terror to local a community. A boy, with courage, went out to find this dragon and confront it. You can hear the results of the adventure in the beginning of the lecture.

The lecture was originally given at an American Christian Writers conference. If you want more information on their conferences and services visit www.acwriters.com.





Your Teacher


Len Goss
Len Goss
Leonard G. Goss has worked inside the book publishing industry for over thirty years, most recently as editorial director/senior acquisitions editor at B&H Publishing Group. Before that, he led editorial efforts at Crossway Books, Zondervan Publishing House/HarperCollins Publishers, and the Evangelical Book Club. He began his publishing career with John Wiley & Sons. At Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, one of America’s largest Protestant seminaries, he edited Trinity Journal, the periodical of theological scholarship. He and his wife Carolyn are now gloriously self-employed with GoodEditors.com.

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