Leila Sales
I make books exist. | Author • Editor • Publishing and Narrative Consultant • IP and Brand Story Builder | Currently editorial director at Lerner Publishing | Previously at Penguin Random House
- Role
- Storytelling Advisor at Hidden Door
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Leila Sales
Experienced and well-connected author and editor with more than a decade of experience in NYC publishing, now running a full-service book development and editorial consultancy working with brands, publishers, literary agents, and creatives to make books. Passionate about producing high-quality narrative for all audiences, across media. Expert in giving and receiving feedback on all aspects of a narrative—helping clients figure out everything from what story they want to tell, down to the most effective way to tell it.Considerable professional experience with developmental editing; brand and IP development; manuscript acquisitions; contract negotiation; building and maintaining positive working relationships across departments and companies; working with p&l statements; email and social media marketing campaigns; event planning and promotion; prospecting new creators and clients; public speaking; client management; creative problem-solving; strategic thinking; balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders; copywriting; ghostwriting; ideation and execution; balancing multiple projects all with different contributors and at different stages of development; and developing new products for established intellectual properties.Client list includes publishers such as Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Lerner Publishing, Sleeping Bear Press, Callisto Media, and Arctis Books; agencies such as Writers House, UTA, Stonesong, Greenhouse Literary, and HG Literary; educational groups Amplify and Higher Ground; game technology studio Hidden Door; entertainment brand Togethxr; and others. Learn more at addition, I am the author of eight critically acclaimed middle-grade and young adult novels with Abrams, Chronicle, Macmillan, and Simon & Schuster.Book time with me for personalized one-on-one guidance on writing, revising, submitting, and publishing: https://intro.co/LeilaSales
Experience
Storytelling Advisor
Nov 2020 — Present
I serve on the advisory board for the AI-powered, fan-first, and author-supportive game technology studio Hidden Door.
Education
University of Bristol
Study Abroad
2004 — 2005
University of Chicago
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology
2002 — 2006
Skills
- Publishing
- Proofreading
- Copy Editing
- Editorial
- Books
- Publications
- Library
- Blogging
- Editing
- Creative Writing
- Web Content
- Copywriting
- Storytelling
- Non-Fiction
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