The nitty-gritty in turning a manuscript into a book by Eldes Tran

Eldes Tran is an associate editor at Epigram, an independent publisher in Singapore. She has worked with non-fiction and literary fiction authors, and has helped developed children’s books, from picture books to middle grade. She here explains how a manuscript becomes a book.

Indie Spotlight: Crystal Watanabe

Indie spotlight focuses on self-publishing and indie authors. When Christie Dao, a Vietnamese-American now based in Singapore, self-published her inspirational book, Actualize Your Dreams, she felt it was important to work with an Asian-American editor. She chose Crystal Watanabe. Here, Christie interviews Crystal.