Authors on Editing: Interview with Pete Mosley
When I have the chance to trade letters—okay, fine emails—with writers from around the globe, I’m always fascinated by the tiny differences in communications, and I’m always inspired to remember that no matter where we are, the writing craft presents the same challenges to each of us.
Pete Mosley, a true professional who knows he’s writing to a largely American audience, didn’t let any of his Scottish turns of phrase trickle out into his answers of my questions, but the editor in me did have fun pausing at his placement of punctuation outside quotation marks, a rule that differs depending on what side of the Atlantic one calls home. (Though admittedly, his original usage—changed below—is the more logical form.)
A freelancer for over 30 years, Pete Mosley writes, speaks, and delivers workshops around doing business creatively, how to find and build relationships with customers, and how to tell a great story about your work—drawing on his wide-ranging experience of working in the space where creativity, business, and personal development meet. His first book, Make Your Creativity Pay, was published in July 2011, and his second, The Art of Shouting Quietly: a Guide to Self-promotion for Introverts and Other Quiet Souls, was published April 2015. Pete is the lead business trainer on Crafts Council UK’s prestigious Hothouse & Injection programmes, delivering business development sessions across the UK; he is Business Editor of craft&design magazine, and a regular contributor to The Design Trust UK webinars and Cape Craft & Design magazine (Cape Town, South Africa) website, among many other pursuits.More