Youth Editor's Round Table Interview (Part 2): Self -cultivation of Literature Editor 丨 New Power

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■ Host: Kang Chunhua (editor of Literature and Art ")

■ Interviewer:

Chen Yucheng: Editor -in -chief of Literature and Art Publishing House in October, and the editors of the editor of "North Upper" and "Vulgar Place" and so on.

Ji Xiaoqin: Editor of Writers Publishing House, the editor -in -chief includes "Seeing Smile", "I and I and I Life".

Jiang Yan: Editor in Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House, responsible for the editor of "Thousands of Rivers and Mountains", "Tian Er Works Series" and so on.

Tang Jing: Editor of Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House, and the editors are responsible for "Mo Lifeng Talking about Tang Poetry Class" and "A Live" and so on.

Edit still determines to be a "miscellaneous family"

Kang Chunhua: In the previous generations editors, professional ideals are high, their academic accomplishments, and solid editing skills are regarded as a "editing tradition". The solid landing of idealism also requires a generous cultural background to accumulate and excellent editing business literacy. The same is true of literary editors. Can you talk about how to support the landing of a literary book with learning in the process of editing? Can you share some precious experiences in your editing career?

Chen Yucheng: When we record it, we often need to deal with a large number of professional knowledge and industry terms outside of literature. The content involves a variety of humanities knowledge. Every flaw and potential error in the manuscript are not only testing the work attitude of editors, but also the knowledge reserves of the editor. This kind of skills are more of a kind of academic accumulation. In the publishing industry, Zhou Zhenfu, Shen Yucheng, Fu Xuanzhang and other scholars and editors have set a benchmark for us. Nevertheless, the editor must still be determined to be a "miscellaneous family" to observe in the most wide range of reading, and treat each text and punctuation rigorously and prudently with a learning attitude. Edit, especially the ability of life learning, must be given to the end of life, and seeks to know the end of the world. Over the years, we have been focusing on the publication of contemporary Chinese literature. Writers' creative backgrounds are often set in Chinese society in the 20th century. Among them, there are both magnificent historical torrents, but also the secular fireworks of the people. Then the editor needs to be clear about the historical trend, important figures, and major events of China in the last century, and have a basic understanding and awareness of various literary trends and social changes. If you can't do this, it is difficult to have remembrance with the characters in the work, let alone the author's creation to understand the sympathy. The so -called kung fu is outside the poem. The humanistic heritage of editors is not slowly accumulated during the compilation, but it should be a kind of "daily life".

Ji Xiaoqin: The reason why the editing occupation is charming is probably because the text facing is multi -direction. Good creation, each one is exploring a different spiritual world, the depth and breadth of the author's arrival, naturally requesting the editor to arrive simultaneously. After editing for a long time, I will feel the lack of knowledge. In the face of new areas and new knowledge points in the manuscripts, they can only continue to learn. For example, "See Smile Collection" contains poetry works that Huang Yongyu has not stopped since 1947. This full -compiled poem collection covers almost all important nodes in his life, and his life experience is too legendary. Understanding this poem, he must read his series of prose and essays, read his autobiographical novel, Only to understand the internal effects behind the text.

Jiang Yan: "The firm landing of idealism" is really sound. The academic care behind it refers not only to the editor's knowledge, vision, courage, and ingenuity. You should also have a character to be a cold -colored person. Edit ability is a comprehensive presentation, including unique vision, keenly grasping the direction of readers' love, digging the social value and economic value of the topic selection; too strong professional knowledge, can be proficient in the entire editing process and the solution to each of them The ability of an emergency situation; the ability to do the omni -channel, in the final analysis, is still the art of "communication"; a certain social responsibility, moderate wildness, passion, exploration, and offending spirit.

Every time I start a book again, I look like a child who wants to go to the examination room. Starting from a solid change of the manuscript, in the process, you will definitely encounter a strange context and words. Remember on your knowledge. Edit Career week, but always feels full of freshness.

Tang Jing: Good book is always the product of the close combination of "Tao" and "technique", and it is the unity of form and content. Make a book like polishing art. A good book not only comes from the design and thinking of the preliminary topic planning, but also from the experience accumulation of the post -processing stage of the post -editing process. For example, when I was doing "Mo Lifeng Talking about Tang Poems", I went to some market surveys and found that there is no shortage of books on the market on the market, but at the same time, there are few morning stars with authoritative majors and preferences. The reason why "Mo Lifeng speaks of Tang Poetry Class" can be recognized by readers and experts because it is firmly grasping the positioning of topic selection and filled with "some kind of blank", which has obvious differences. With good content, there must be good editors and presence. Professor Mo Lifeng used his deep knowledge and wonderful writing to build "a lively and vivid Tang poetry scene". "Eternal poetry heart", at the same time, can also attract the current reading interest of young readers? Open up the dual identity of publishers and readers, and it is one of my experience in doing this book. At that time, I investigated the situation of similar books in the market, and also studied the cover copy of the poetry product line. After the comparison of dozens of books, I "packaged" the book in the most popular way in the market: 32, hardcover, colored illustrations, and moderate pricing. Finally, get a good response. The responsibility of the editor is to work hard to lead the reader's book

Kang Chunhua: For different editors, the understanding of editing professionalism and the mission of the times will have individual differences. What do you think of your professional spirit and responsibilities and mission?

Chen Yucheng: In my opinion, the editor's professional spirit provides suggestions and help to the writer with his own professional ability, turns the manuscript into exquisite publications, and strives to achieve the success of social benefits and economic benefits. Basic rights and interests. "Doing more books" for the society and readers should be the responsibilities and mission of the editor of this era. We strive to discover those excellent literary works and extend their hands to those good works that convey true and good. Edit needs to establish a bottom line for yourself. You can do not do the topic that you do not do as much as possible. The topics that others have done are selectively not done. There is no value selection. The bottom line of the editor is "no bad book", which is both energy saving and low -carbon.

Ji Xiaoqin: The editorial spirit I understand is to be worthy of the words that I hand in your hands, the trust given by the author, the time spent by the reader in this book, and the energy to edit the energy I have made in this book. Essence "Craftsman" is a high praise of professional people, but in the process, there must be no "craftsmanship". There are so many parts of the book, and there are so many parts of the book. If you only operate from the technical level, you can do it beautifully and not too difficult. However, I think that in addition, a book also has its own "soul", which requires the resonance and interoperability of the spiritual world of this book. The duty and mission of the editor is to work hard to make books that can lead readers.

Jiang Yan: Critic Jin Li has a point of view: "Although literature is a 'personal career', it also needs the sound of the same generation of people." I am particularly affected. Do more books that resonate with the same frequency as the times, close to the texture of the times, and reflect the demands of contemporary people. Young editors did not experience the golden age of publishing in the 1980s and 1990s. They did not feel the personal experience of the altar. They just felt that the writing method and the voice media had changed. The editor must be able to adapt to changes faster and get balance. The editor must seek not only the lap in this era, but also the wind and bones of literary publishing.

Tang Jing: First of all, choose the topic and content of publishing value; second, the content must be qualified in the editorial school to convey the high -quality spiritual content to the readers; finally, the form of presentation should be considered in depth of the reader's needs and preferences.

Kang Chunhua: Many film and television works reflecting the editing career are loved by readers. For example, Japanese "Editor's Boat", "Reconstruction", "School Metale Girl Kono Kono", American film "Genius Catcher", Chinese documentary "But still books" show the display of editing life. The editor is still an ideal career for many people. Where do you think it is the most moving place?

Chen Yucheng: The title of "But there is a book" comes from the poem of the poet Mavash. "Books lasting longer than us, our weak body temperature will cool, dissipate, and silence together with memory ... but the books will be erected in the bookshelf, and they are fortunate to be born, from people, also from lofty and light." In this documentary, in this documentary film, in this documentary film, in this documentary film , Numerous people work hard for the same incident -let books stand on the bookshelf, forever -make the idealistic star fire shining. This year I have made the essay collection of young writers Zongcheng "At least Literature", which is the first publishing work of this talented young man. I think I can echo the topic. Frankly speaking, the editorial work is not so elegant and romantic. It is more of the cumbersome and fine -grained cases, but there are books that are shining in our spiritual world. At least literature can pinch this heart in life Back. I think this is also one of the reasons why there are so many Taoist righteousness.

Ji Xiaoqin: Editor's career always keeps thinking. Edit can be exposed to good works as soon as possible, follow the author's pen to swim in the vast and vast spiritual world, and then present it in front of the reader in an ideal way. The process of sharing and transmission is enough to have a sense of accomplishment and happiness. Jiang Yan: Writing is an ideal career. The vitality of literature is from Gu Guan to the present. No one can limit its right to use. It is facing everyone. I am also a member of the "flowing feast". I experience every bright and weak moment and is willing to become the last lighting lighting. People, every time the writer and readers are handled by the book, and read it with their own cleanliness and lightness. This is the most moving place I understand. There are always many moments of escape from the life of adults. Books are a harbor that makes people relax and fully capable. Everyone wants to choose a simple way of life and work. , Happy, rushing, and tears -I think the texture of these life can only be given by books.

Tang Jing: For me, the most moving part of this career is to publish a book you are satisfied with through his own efforts, and you will have a small sense of joy and accomplishment.

Kang Chunhua: I believe that in the editing process of this book, you will have a deeper understanding of the "horizons and pattern of writing books". What do you think of the editor's vision and pattern? What new requirements did the times put on young editors?

Chen Yucheng: The editor's horizons and pattern are reflected in every book we do. The editors and publishers who have achieved excellent achievements have begun to be keen, decisive, and courageous when they face good works. Strive to discover each good book, chase the height of literature and the height of this era, the fire species of sowing culture, and imagine another possibility. The pasting era of pastoral shepherds has long been far, and this era has put forward extremely high requirements for the professional quality and ability of young editors. It requires the editor to comprehensively intervene in the whole process from planning, case, to the desk, to the marketing and publicity: the vision and sensitivity of the work must be grasped during the formulation, and Professional literary literacy and polishing works must be studied in the "miscellaneous family", as well as better way to present the methods and abilities of the works; in publicity and marketing work, "long sleeves and good dances, exquisite sides", can write soft essays and hardly, and can do live broadcast on the horse. Bring goods. While continuously adapting to the changes in the format and capturing the development of the market, it is a little calm than before, a little persistence, a little working method.

Ji Xiaoqin: It is reflected in the manuscript of the vast and vast sea, and found the most worthwhile one; it is reflected in the aura and possibilities in the text when it is not famous; The vitality of penetrating time is worthy of your cost. At the moment of information, editors need to pay attention to the overall pattern of book publishing, but also need to deeply cultivate their own areas and interest. In the era of everyone, editors can also be seen by the trend, so that their books are seen by more people.

Jiang Yan: Recently, the live broadcast of culture with goods is very hot, indicating that the public still has the psychological existence of respect and pursuit of culture. No one will refuse the book, but what needs to be done is to reduce the barriers to enter this field appropriately and work hard to break the circle. Each book is independent, with its own life trajectory, take every step step by step, and find a more harmonious way to get along with the current market and the current readers. At the same time, think about how to open myself more during the editing process, absorb water as much as possible like a sponge, become round and full, and then squeeze out a little when every need, and I have been learning. Sales must also help and support each other. Continue to be a craftsman, live in life, excellence, live in the present.

Tang Jing: The editor's horizons and pattern are mainly reflected in the direction of topic, editing ability, copywriting ability, and the formating ability of the book. For young editors, we must be more familiar with new media and new channels, and master the corresponding publicity and marketing capabilities. If you pay attention, sometimes not only the topic can come from the new media, but all books can be deeply integrated with the new media to promote sales.

Youth Edit Round Table Interview (Part 1): Treating literature is like treating life and death 丨 new power

Content source: "Literature and Art" July 20, 2022, 7 version 7, 7, 2022

WeChat editor: Lu Yimeng

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