The Art of Editing

Groenland, Tim

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“…On the other hand, the even more preliminary manuscripts in the Wallace archives at the Harry Ransom Center have attracted massive attention from scholars (see for example Staes 2014;Hering 2016;Miley 2016), whose archival studies have provided important insights into different stages of the novel's composition. Furthermore, the arduous editing process of Infinite Jest has recently been analyzed extensively by Tim Groenland (2019) and Emilio Englade (2019). Both Groenland and Englade, however, focus on the editing and copyediting of the completed book manuscript, and do not consider the earlier editorial work that must have gone into the individual excerpts before their publication in various magazines and journals.…”

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The First (and Second) Coming of David Foster Wallace’sInfinite Jest

Andersen

2021

Anglia

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Before the publication of Infinite Jest in 1996, no less than a dozen excerpts from Wallace’s novel had already been published in various journals and magazines. The essay presents the first complete overview of these previously neglected excerpts and analyzes how they frame Infinite Jest. Drawing on theories by Bryant, McGann and Bhaskar, the analysis shows that the excerpts function as ‘paracontent’ that occupies a gray area between self-contained content and marketing. The essay then considers the sum of excerpts, which exhibits a surprising bias in favor of certain parts of Wallace’s novel, and discusses the implications of this imbalance.

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The First (and Second) Coming of David Foster Wallace’sInfinite Jest

Andersen

2021

Anglia

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Working as a Sensitivity Reader: Just Another Step on the Way to Publication

Withers,

Díaz-Andreu,

Kamsika

2024

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The use of sensitivity readers has become increasingly prevalent in the publishing industry over the past decade (Brouillette 2023; Jilani 2023; Kingsbury 2024; Sharma 2023; Thomalla 2023; West-Knights 2023). To some, sensitivity readers are controversial figures who seek to censor writers’ voices, while for others they are much-needed defences against the perpetuation of discrimination in literature (Lawrence 2020). Given the relatively novel application of sensitivity reading in publishing processes, there remains a scarcity of research into, and understanding of, the practical implications of this editorial process. The following transcript of a discussion between University of Exeter Master of Arts (Publishing) student, D-M Withers, and sensitivity reader and published author Georgina Kamsika reflects on the specificities of this industry role, providing insight into our understanding of sensitivity reading as a unique editorial layer within the publishing chain.

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Editing Fiction

Grundy

2022

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Editing Fiction considers the collaborative efforts of literary production as well as editorial practice in its own right, using case studies by Australian novelists Jessica Anderson, Thea Astley and Ruth Park. An emphasis on collaboration is necessary because literary criticism often takes books as finite, discrete works rather than the result of multiple contributors, engaged to differing degrees. The editorial process always involves a negotiation over edits for the sake of the work, taking its potential reception or projected sales into account. Through examination of the archives, this Element shows that editing can be formative, limiting, commercially directed, a literary collaboration – or a mix of all these interventions. For editors and scholars alike, the Element examines practices of the recent past, seeking to determine the responsibilities of editors and publishers to authors, the text itself and to society; and the interrelation of editorial work, social conditions and market forces.

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The Art of Editing

Cited by 8 publications

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The First (and Second) Coming of David Foster Wallace’sInfinite Jest

The First (and Second) Coming of David Foster Wallace’sInfinite Jest

Working as a Sensitivity Reader: Just Another Step on the Way to Publication

Editing Fiction

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