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[Reflection/Announcement] Publishing & The Honeyfeed Writing Contest 2025

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting The MyAnimeList x Honeyfeed Writing Contest is back for 2025. This year, it’s sponsored by KADOKAWA and the theme is Isekai. This international writing contest offers a rare chance for aspiring authors to break into the light novel/publishing industry of Japan and bring their original isekai worlds to life with the support of one of Japan’s top publishers. While I … Continue reading [Reflection/Announcement] Publishing & The Honeyfeed Writing Contest 2025

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Creating Your Own Comic: Idea to Draft to (Indie) Publishing

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Hello, Everyone! Here is (another) one of the recent presentations I’ve made. I recently presented this at Anime Town Greenville 2025 and Yama-Con 2024. If you look in the note section under each slide you can find a copy of my script for the presentations and associated slide. View here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11Y6tzDiXvHtmp3GBBVX3Dc5ylexIgF5H/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108757933484591052415&rtpof=true&sd=true  Panel Description: Join us for an engaging and informative panel … Continue reading Creating Your Own Comic: Idea to Draft to (Indie) Publishing

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[Review/Analysis] Editorial Depictions & Sekaiichi Hatsukoi/Junjou Romantica

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Sekaiichi Hatsukoi (and its related series Junjou Romantica) has always been an interesting series to me because of the snippets of real-world publishing details that come into play. In fact, when I first became interested in entering a publishing career back in freshman year of college, this series was recommended to me by a close friend of mine. I … Continue reading [Review/Analysis] Editorial Depictions & Sekaiichi Hatsukoi/Junjou Romantica

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[Commentary] The Blurring Lines Between Shōjo and Shōnen May Mean Changes In Genre Classification Moving Forward

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting When you visit a department store, you typically see sections organized by gender, age, and/or product type. Similarly, in the book world, genres serve as separate departments, with subcategories designed for specific interests. In Japan, this is further categorized by age and gender demographics. Typically, in Japan, the demographic categorizations of manga genres are divided into Josei (aimed at … Continue reading [Commentary] The Blurring Lines Between Shōjo and Shōnen May Mean Changes In Genre Classification Moving Forward

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Anime Expo 2023 – Presentation Share “Crossing Cultures: A Comparative Look at Manga & Comics”

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Last weekend, on 3 July 2023, I presented the panel “Crossing Cultures: A Comparative Look at Manga & Comics.” I’ve certainly discussed this topic on here before and have presented shorter versions in the past (most recently at Fangaea 2023). This is a presentation share for those that attended or missed the panel and would like to see the … Continue reading Anime Expo 2023 – Presentation Share “Crossing Cultures: A Comparative Look at Manga & Comics”

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How To Break Into The Manga/Light Novel Industry – Notes!

4:30 PM – 5:20 PM (PDT) | Anime Expo 2022 | Friday 1 July 2022 Panel Description: Ever wonder what it takes to work on manga or light novels? Not sure what skills you need in order to go pro? Join us in a cross-publisher roundtable where actual hiring managers… Credit: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Panelists: Jan Cash, J-Novel Club; Kristi Fernandez, J-Novel Club; … Continue reading How To Break Into The Manga/Light Novel Industry – Notes!

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Recommended Watch: WhytManga

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting With almost 500k followers on YouTube, many of you reading this are likely already fans of, or followers of, Whyt Manga on YouTube. However, if you haven’t heard of WhytManga (full name: Odunze Whyte Oguguo) yet, then let this be a brief introduction to this amazing creator! My first encounter with WhytManga on YouTube was about six months ago. … Continue reading Recommended Watch: WhytManga

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Meet the Manga Editors: The Philosophy and Practice of Manga Editing – Notes!

  Credit: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting   About the Event This panel was originally presented at Anime NYC Online in November 2020. “Take a deep dive into the manga editing world with Ajani Oloye (Manga Editor/Translator), Carl Li (Editor, Yen Press), Haruko Hashimoto (Editor, Kodansha Comics), and Tania Biswas (Senior Editor, Square Enix). The panelists will discuss the philosophy and practice of manga editing … Continue reading Meet the Manga Editors: The Philosophy and Practice of Manga Editing – Notes!

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Recommended Watch: WonderCon@Home 2021 – The Writers Coffeehouse at WonderCon

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting About the Event Panel Description: Led by New York Times bestselling author Peter Clines (Threshold series), this session focuses on the business of prose writing and publishing. The Writers Coffeehouse is a bunch of writers—in this case, it’s Sarah Kuhn (Heroine Complex series), Stephen Blackmoore (@sblackmoore), Fonda Lee (FondaLee.com), and Greg van Eekhout (@gregvaneekhout)—sitting around talking about writing. No agendas, … Continue reading Recommended Watch: WonderCon@Home 2021 – The Writers Coffeehouse at WonderCon

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WonderCon@Home 2021 – So You Want to be a Manga Editor? –  Notes!

(screenshot/Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi, image source: link) Credit: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting About the Event: Panel Description: Have a deep interest in all things manga and Japanese? Want to know how you can turn that passion into an amazing career? Well you won’t want to miss this wide-ranging conversation with the manga experts and editors at Kodansha US, Kodansha Japan, including Tiff Ferentini (editor, Kodansha US), … Continue reading WonderCon@Home 2021 – So You Want to be a Manga Editor? –  Notes!

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