Live Chat is Over but #Editorchat Lives On

Dear Friends:

It has been a year since we began discussing the evolving business of publishing with #editorchat on Twitter.  We are very proud of what we’ve been able to achieve these past 52 weeks:

• We’ve had some pivotal conversations led by special guests: John A. Byrne, Julia Angwin, Debbie Stier, and Greg Spielberg.
• We’ve provided a forum for freelance writers and editors to share best practices and network.
• We’ve engaged with and learned from the staff of such organizations as The New York Times, Washington Post, BusinessWeek, Fast Company, Los Angeles Times, Toronto Globe & Mail, PC Magazine, Writer’s Digest, and Harper Studio publishing, among others.

We are indeed grateful … and exhausted, and ready to end our live Wednesday evening chats on FriendFeed. But the project we call Editorchat is not going away. Lydia and Tim will still be on Twitter and the blog will live on. Our FriendFeed room and Delicious feed will remain intact. We’ll continue to post under the #editorchat hashtag when we find news that’s worthy of discussion and debate.

And most important: We want to interview editors for this blog.

We like the spirit that comes with Thinking Big about the publishing industry’s problems. We like challenging the status quo. So while work and family responsibilities might call away us from Wednesday night chats, we’re as engaged with the revolution as ever.

We hope you’ll continue to share your astute observations on our ever-changing business by commenting here.  Or, if you’re feeling especially rebellious, pitch us a guest post by email. This your revolution, too, and we’re glad to be among you.

Thank you for your support,

Tim and Lydia