Finding a Tech-Friendly Novel Editor?

Brian J. asks: "I've recently completed a manuscript for a novel that depicts a heist involving elements of the Information Technology industry. Basically, a quartet of laid-off technology workers think they're going to get revenge against their former employer, but it doesn't work out that way. I was wondering if Slashdot knew of author's agents or editorial staff at publishers who have an affinity for technology, especially technology fiction, to whom I could send a query letter."

Comments

Office Space

[Bartab]

The movie only had three protagonists, is the fourth person you?

A good editor

[pcbob]

I always go for LyX for all my editing needs, I think it will do just fine for a novel as well... what's that, not that kind of editor? Oh, well, LyX has spellcheck and thesaurus features, so it still might be on topic :)

/. editors?

[AvitarX]

I bet the /. editors like sci-fi.

OK, maybe a bad idea.

Re:/. editors?

[corbettw]

I'm not sure which is funnier, your comment, or the fact that your comment was modded "Insightful".

How to get your novel read by editors

[Muhammar]

Editors hate manuscripts - the longer the worse: it takes extraordinary measures to convince them to read anything.

1.Write an decent first page. Must have some highly quotable, short paragraphs. Have a cliffhanger right at the end of the page.
2.Print 10 000+ copies of the first page.
3.Get a single engine prop plane (preferrably a crop-duster). Fly over a major city and dump your leaflets all over. (N.Y. is best - N.Y.Times have nationvide circulation but you will have to watch out for wind blowing towards Hudson river and seashore.)
4. As you are getting arrested, mention the troubles with editors ignoring your novel as the reason for doing it.
5. Give plenty of interviews. Save some copies of your sample first page to hand out to the journalists. Avoid any references about devout muslim pilots.

Need an Editor?

[bmckeever]

I hear that emacs is pretty good.