Sean Merwin

The difference between those is the designer is doing the initial writing and the developer is taking it and looking at it, generally looking at it in terms of rules. So they're generally looking to make sure that the design of the rules or the design of the content that touches the rules works for what this project is meant to do.

The difference between those is the designer is doing the initial writing and the developer is taking it and looking at it, generally looking at it in terms of rules. So they're generally looking to make sure that the design of the rules or the design of the content that touches the rules works for what this project is meant to do.

Right. For sure. So in any of these, there may be overlap. There may be something missing. But that's generally what a developer does. So the developer takes it, looks at it. If the development of it meets the criteria, doesn't meet the criteria, they will hand it back to the design team. If it's okay, if it's good enough to go along, then it generally passes on to an editor.

Right. For sure. So in any of these, there may be overlap. There may be something missing. But that's generally what a developer does. So the developer takes it, looks at it. If the development of it meets the criteria, doesn't meet the criteria, they will hand it back to the design team. If it's okay, if it's good enough to go along, then it generally passes on to an editor.

Now you may have a lead developer, again, who takes all the development from a team, puts it into one pile and goes over it, but it will then go to an editor. So the editor will then review it in whatever terms that editor has been told to review. Sometimes there is no developer. The editor will act as a developer.

Now you may have a lead developer, again, who takes all the development from a team, puts it into one pile and goes over it, but it will then go to an editor. So the editor will then review it in whatever terms that editor has been told to review. Sometimes there is no developer. The editor will act as a developer.

Sometimes if there has been a development pass done on it, the editor will just edit it for grammar, for readability, for clarity, and so on. If there are many editors working on a book, There may be a lead editor who takes the work from all the different editors into one pile and then make sure those editors did what they were supposed to do with the text.

Sometimes if there has been a development pass done on it, the editor will just edit it for grammar, for readability, for clarity, and so on. If there are many editors working on a book, There may be a lead editor who takes the work from all the different editors into one pile and then make sure those editors did what they were supposed to do with the text.

So that's the three steps I sort of came up through the industry learning about.

So that's the three steps I sort of came up through the industry learning about.

Yep. I'm going to throw in now a term called producer. I could as easily say project manager here because generally a producer's job is to possibly take on some of the other roles on a smaller project, but they are the ones that make sure the text is getting completed on time and on budget. Sometimes you'll hear the term managing editor, which throws another level of confusion in it.

Yep. I'm going to throw in now a term called producer. I could as easily say project manager here because generally a producer's job is to possibly take on some of the other roles on a smaller project, but they are the ones that make sure the text is getting completed on time and on budget. Sometimes you'll hear the term managing editor, which throws another level of confusion in it.

But in my experience, the managing editor is generally more in the producer role than an editor role, although they may have some editing responsibilities as well. I will also throw in here something like consultant, sensitivity reader, that sort of thing. They take on more of an editor role, but on a very specific basis. They are not generally looking at grammar. They are not looking at rules.

But in my experience, the managing editor is generally more in the producer role than an editor role, although they may have some editing responsibilities as well. I will also throw in here something like consultant, sensitivity reader, that sort of thing. They take on more of an editor role, but on a very specific basis. They are not generally looking at grammar. They are not looking at rules.

They are not looking at that. They are looking in that area of their own expertise, which is whatever topic that they are an expert in. So now we've got hopefully a text that has been written, developed, edited, and then off to the side sometimes is the art director. And it's not like the art director steps in now.

They are not looking at that. They are looking in that area of their own expertise, which is whatever topic that they are an expert in. So now we've got hopefully a text that has been written, developed, edited, and then off to the side sometimes is the art director. And it's not like the art director steps in now.

The art director will be working alongside this whole process to act as a liaison between the production team and the artists that are creating the art for the project. Most of the project I've worked at, the art director has gotten a look at the manuscript along the way. Sometimes they read pieces of the manuscript to pull out a

The art director will be working alongside this whole process to act as a liaison between the production team and the artists that are creating the art for the project. Most of the project I've worked at, the art director has gotten a look at the manuscript along the way. Sometimes they read pieces of the manuscript to pull out a

text that will act as an art order, or they will create an art order based on that text. Sometimes they will wait for an art order to be created by someone in the process, whether that's a writer or a designer or a developer or an editor. And often it happens all along the way where we will have, okay, we need this amount of art to start with. Good, we've got that done.

text that will act as an art order, or they will create an art order based on that text. Sometimes they will wait for an art order to be created by someone in the process, whether that's a writer or a designer or a developer or an editor. And often it happens all along the way where we will have, okay, we need this amount of art to start with. Good, we've got that done.