Behind the Pages: Shannon Luders Manuel Reveals the Untold Inspirations Behind The One Who Loves You
Finally, after six months, we got in with Chicago Review Press, with Lawrence Hill Books, which is a Black imprint. We happened to get in because the editor, a black woman, personally believed that there is a place for mixed race stories at a black imprint.
MDH: How was the editing process? Did it happen with the agent or the publisher’s editor or both?
SLM: My agent was a really hands on editor for the proposal, he helped me spiff it up. Editing the manuscript was first with my critique group and then with my editor at the Press, and then back with the critique group. Once it got going, it was fast, but it took about a year and a half before it was looked at because of some internal shuffling at the Press.