I was chatting with a fellow writer yesterday about meeting editors. Ask a dozen writers what they think of their editors and you’ll get a dozen different responses. My own view, heavily influenced by Isaac Asimov’s view, is that editors are the “bosses” in the relationship and should be treated as such. I realize there…
On Monday, I had my first lunch with an editor in New York City. I headed down to the offices of Dell Magazine and met Dr. Stanley Schmidt, editor of Analog Science Fiction in person for the first time. We sat in his office and chatted for a while while we waited for others to…