Uncreated Conscience

The Flatiron Building

There’s a law somewhere in the universe that says that on the day you take an ID photo for a new job, you must necessarily have an emerging zit and unruly, uncontrollable hair. Always, always, always.

As I’ve announced before, I am now an editorial assistant at St. Martin’s Press, which means I get to work in the Flatiron Building. It’s gorgeous on the outside, but the interior hasn’t been redecorated since the 1960s. Oh well.

The official announcement of the endeavour of which I am a part went out at Publishers Marketplace today and I am pleased to be part of Dan’s team in searching for new fiction to publish.

Dan Weiss Joins SMP As Publisher at Large

Former SparkNotes publisher and packager Dan Weiss is the latest seasoned executive to join Macmillan, taking the new position of publisher-at-large for St. Martin’s, reporting to paperback publisher Matthew Shear. Weiss will develop and acquire both fiction and nonfiction properties targeted at the audience of “twentysomethings, Gen Yers, and older young adult readers–those emerging adults who are navigating career, love and family in a 24/7 connected world.” Those books will be published through St. Martin’s as well as other Macmillan imprints as appropriate. Shear says “his projects will appeal to a generation that loves the mix of low and high culture, expresses both traditional and 21st century values, and is digital, communal and powerful.”

Dan has expressly asked me to blog about my job and to “leave in the dirty bits” (I paraphrase, of course). I will also be connected via Twitter and Facebook. We’re trying to get the word out there about our new enterprise, so please put this blog on your readers.

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Stay tuned: I will be giving an interview with Georgia McBride and hosting a Twitter contest for submissions! Join me on Wednesday at 9pm EST on #yalitchat, where I will hopefully be answering some questions.