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What Makes for a Good Editor?
Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom C
What are the skillsets that make for a good editor? Editor's across several areas dish on the essential skills that are across the board. 
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Patricia McIntosh-Mize

Editor
Patty McIntosh-Mize is a lifelong nerd-girl and freelance editor. Most recently, she edited Theft of Fire, the amazing debut novel in the Orbital Space series by Devon Ericksen (now available in audiobook form!). When not editing, she knits and enjoys spending quality time with the Best Husband Ever... Read More →
Guests
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Jesse James Fain

Author
Jesse James Fain is a Science Fiction and Fantasy Author, Editor, and retired powerlifting champion. Jesse’s extensive experience in martial arts and weapons training leads to vibrant martial tales of revenge and combat that bring a taste of reality to fictional battles, along with... Read More →
avatar for Megan Sloane

Megan Sloane

Editor
Megan Sloane is an editor of prose and comic book stories. She is a senior editor at 1First Comics and received her editing certificate from the University of California: Berkeley. Yes, she will receive your (written) comic book pitches and evaluate your comic sample pages.
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Amanda Montandon

Author, Editor
Amanda Montandon is a Colorado mountain girl living in North Carolina with her husband, author Kal Spriggs, their son, & 4 mischievous felines. A Jane-of-All-Trades, she has experience in law enforcement, veterinary care, private security, & more. She runs her own editing business... Read More →
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D. Jason Fleming

Author, Editor
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Debbie Reynolds

Author, Editor
Debbie Reynolds is a writer, dreamer, and voracious reader who has always lived in the wilds of northern Pennsylvania. She works as an editor and proofreader for Sunbury Press and does freelance work when time permits. Her first book, Mending Shattered Dreams, a memoir, will be out... Read More →
Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom C
  Literary/Publishing, Panel

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