how i found myself in the publishing world
In 2004, when I found myself between acting gigs, author Al Silverman asked me to take a stab at editing a chapter for a book he was writing about the publishing business. After nervously handing over my notes, Mr. Silverman surprised me by asking if I would be his personal “in-house” editor prior to the book going to his publisher, St. Martin's Press. I jumped at the chance.
And, as Al liked to tell people, “an editor was born.”
Thanks to a generous endorsement by Al upon completion of his book, The Time of Their Lives, I spent the next few years working as a book editor and sometimes ghost writer.
THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES by Al Silverman
"The industry needs editors like Dana, whose instincts I can say belong back in the golden age of publishing that I have written about. I am deeply grateful for all her efforts in making The Time of Their Lives a better book."
Al Silverman
Former Editor-in-Chief, Viking Press
Praise for the book
“…this is a wonderful book filled with anecdotal treasures. It could have been written only by a bookman." [more]
Bruce Jay Friedman
The New York Times Book Review
“…a must for anyone who loves books or book publishing.”
Michael Korda
author, former editor-in-Chief of Simon & Schuster