As an editor for Potentate Press (2000-2009), I negotiated and persuaded authors on many issues. I persuaded authors to make changes for aesthetic or editorial reasons. I persuaded the authors to accept design choices more suited to the press's limited budget. I persuaded the authors to meet deadlines. I negotiated with the authors regarding the reward for their work. I researched authors and negotiated the right to publish their works. I negotiated with the publisher about the direction of the press and the type of books we should publish. I negotiated with the publisher on budgetary issues. I persuaded typesetters, proofreaders and printers to meet deadlines. I persuaded bookstores and distributors to carry our books. I have persuaded reviewers to review our books and professors to use our publications in their courses. For Silenus Wines (1977-1998), I often used negotiation and persuasion in my work. Advising individual clients required strong persuasion skills. It was my job to present the wines we imported ourselves rather than wines from other distributors.,...