Jill Freshney's guest appearances

Jill Freshney

Graphic Novel TK

Ryan North

Patrick Brower

Lucy Knisley

Jen Wang

Jake Shapiro

Ngozi Ukazu

Miriam Miller

Carey Pietsch

Katie Lane

Annie Koyama

Nilah Magruder

Jacq Cohen

Colleen AF Venable

Calista Brill

Jenni Holm

OwlTail

There are a number of jobs in publishing that happen behind the scenes -- and one of them is the Managing Editor. In this episode, we talk to Jill Freshney about what's involved in being a Managing Editor (spoiler: it includes scheduling, data management, copy-editing, and a whole lot of other administrative management and process development/maintenance).Jill shares some information about how authors and Managing Editorial staff interact, how to deal with copy-edit changes, and thoughts on how to pursue a career in Managing Editorial.We're excited to share this look behind the scenes!Jill Freshney is the Senior Executive Managing Editor at Macmillan Children's Publishing Group -- a company that includes the graphic novel publisher First Second Books.

There are a number of jobs in publishing that happen behind the scenes -- and one of them is the Managing Editor. In this episode, we talk to Jill Freshney about what's involved in being a Managing Editor (spoiler: it includes scheduling, data management, copy-editing, and a whole lot of other administrative management and process development/maintenance). Jill shares some information about how authors and Managing Editorial staff interact, how to deal with copy-edit changes, and thoughts on how to pursue a career in Managing Editorial. We're excited to share this look behind the scenes! Jill Freshney is the Senior Executive Managing Editor at Macmillan Children's Publishing Group -- a company that includes the graphic novel publisher First Second Books.

Episode 13 - Managing Editorial, with Jill Freshney