Wallace began his session with a greeting."Welcome to KeyLine publication, Giselle. I"m Wallace, the information guy of KeyLine publication. Nice to meet you." Wallace introduced himself.
"Oh, my pleasure, Wallace. Thanks." Giselle felt comfortable.
She thought Wallace would be some typical old guy who preaches about the rules and regulations by immersing his audience with long dull and boring lectures. But that was not the case, Wallace is indeed old but he still rocks his young appearance and has a heart of youth. His job at KeyLine publication is probably one of the most boring ones is what often commented by others.
To other"s view, Wallace is a guy who talks about the company"s history and knows about IN and OUT of its details. However, Shane Ricardo doesn"t use him just for that. Wallace is also in charge of following the public response, paparazzi, rumors, gossips and other spotlight information about their writers. To simply put, Wallace is an important alliance to Shane and KeyLine. He is also well acquainted with every writer, editors, sales representatives, inventory managers, guys at the printers and so on. His network is huge and wide.
Giselle could feel his majestic presence just by listening to him talk.
Wallace started off with KeyLine"s history:
"To start off easy but also most importantly would be KeyLine publication founders. The Ricardo family were the ones who founded KeyLine. It was founded in the year, 1927 by James Ricardo. James is probably Shane"s greatest grandfather, I think" Wallace laughed.
Giselle listened intently. Looking at her attentiveness made Wallace return back to his job.
He then continued... the history about KeyLine"s growth in the publishing Industry.
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One large cup of Americano is already over and yet there"s more to learn. Giselle became weak. Noticing her tiredness, Wallace invited her out to lunch together. He got permission from Shane and they both headed out to the nearby burger joint.
Giselle and Wallace happily placed their orders and while waiting for their food, Wallace continued.
"Now, we can freely talk about the writers. We do currently manage a wide range of writers based on their ma.n.u.script, mainly. But right now, we got our top four contributors who dedicatedly work with us for a long time. I mean they"re books are sold-out as soon as they get released, baby."
Giselle gasped.
"Our top four best are Jayce, Gill, Edwin, and Caesar. They have been a.s.sociated with us for quite a long time. I think Gill is the oldest one right now, in terms of "writers-a.s.sociated with KeyLine". Fact: Shane and Gill are old college friends."
The food arrived sooner than they expected, Wallace stopped with his session and they both enjoyed their lunch together.
"So, this is your major start as an Editor, right?" Wallace asked.
"Yeah. I have been an a.s.sistant and a proof-reader but never a proper editor. This will be my first-hand experience." Giselle confirmed.
"You"re in good hands. Gill"s editor is Jenna. Right now, she"s our best. But when she joined, I heard that she never had any work experience. Plus, it was a die-hard situation where she needed the job desperately to take care of her family. I did have the Session with her. She"s a good kid. You"ll like her." Wallace shared his memories and advised Giselle to make use of this best opportunity.
After lunch, Wallace took the time to explain about each individual authors and their works. This included the genres they write, their current editors, successfully works and their achievements.
Later after their lunch, Wallace and Giselle returned to the office. The next topic of the session was all the rules and events. It also included the benefits for editors at KeyLine.
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Time: 03:38 PM
"That"s it. You got any doubts?" Wallace ended his session.
His table had empty cups of Americano. Successfully, his session with Giselle had ended. Giselle looked tired but not completely worn out. She did take notes often to remember a few things. Wallace liked Giselle"s calm personality. So, he gave her a lot of tips and advice.
"Right now, I"m good. In case if I have any doubts, I"ll find you." Giselle responded.
"You got it. Hear, this is my card. And that"s my number." Wallace handed over his business card and contact information for Giselle"s convenience.
"Thank you, Wallace." Giselle thanked him.
"Text me if you need any help. I"ll make sure to respond asap." Wallace gave her a tip.
"So, what"s next?" he asked.
"Shane asked me to inform him once my session with you is over. I think I"ll be meeting with Jayce." Giselle answered.
"Meeting with Jayce uh?"
"Yes."
"well here"s my advice for impressing your new author. Tell him that you like his first book." Wallace advised her.
"Tainted Love?"
"Exactly, I heard it"s based on his true life. Although his first book never really got much recognition globally, it did sell out many copies. We all say that his recent book "Money made Love" is the most successful one. However, "Tainted Love" is his soft spot. That guy is also smooth. So, be careful not to fall for him. After all, he is a Romance Novel author." Wallace winked.