Comments on: The Editing Process: What do editors do anyway? A Guest Article http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com/2009/01/the-editing-process-what-do-editors-do-anyway-a-guest-article/ Helping freelance writers find jobs and make more money with their writing by Anne Wayman Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:36:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com/2009/01/the-editing-process-what-do-editors-do-anyway-a-guest-article/comment-page-1/#comment-1290 admin Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:52:07 +0000 http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com/?p=1216#comment-1290 One of the very first pieces I sold was, imo, ruined by an editor... that's almost the only time that's happened to me. Several have made me look much better than I was/am. One of the very first pieces I sold was, imo, ruined by an editor… that’s almost the only time that’s happened to me. Several have made me look much better than I was/am.

]]> By: Kate http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com/2009/01/the-editing-process-what-do-editors-do-anyway-a-guest-article/comment-page-1/#comment-1274 Kate Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:15:53 +0000 http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com/?p=1216#comment-1274 I know a few editors you should be teaching. Don't get we wrong I have had the chance to work with a lot of great editors who have made me a better writer, but I have also encountered a few power trippers to. Oddly enough, it always seems to be the ones with the least power (a junior editor or a content editor instead of a managing editor) who have the biggest attitude towards writers. Anyone else notice that? <abbr><em>Kate’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.realfreelancelife.com/2009/01/nature-of-work-and-idea-of-protection.html" rel="nofollow">The Nature of Work and The Idea of Protection</a></em></abbr> I know a few editors you should be teaching. Don’t get we wrong I have had the chance to work with a lot of great editors who have made me a better writer, but I have also encountered a few power trippers to. Oddly enough, it always seems to be the ones with the least power (a junior editor or a content editor instead of a managing editor) who have the biggest attitude towards writers. Anyone else notice that?

Kate’s last blog post..The Nature of Work and The Idea of Protection

]]> By: Lou Paun http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com/2009/01/the-editing-process-what-do-editors-do-anyway-a-guest-article/comment-page-1/#comment-1232 Lou Paun Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:30:15 +0000 http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com/?p=1216#comment-1232 I really appreciate the way you express the writer-editor partnership. When that partnership works, it really does result in a better book. I've had editors who made wonderful suggestions. I've had editors who made silly suggestions -- and debating those suggestions led to solutions that neither of us would have discovered alone. A really good editorial partnership is almost magical. Of course, I've also had editors who insisted on stupid changes. When the critics spoke harshly about those passages, my name was in the review, not the editor's. Maddening! I get furious when a book is not as good as I can make it. Editors, like writers, have different levels of competence. I think you have to go into the partnership hoping for the best -- because that increases the chance to make the best possible book. I really appreciate the way you express the writer-editor partnership. When that partnership works, it really does result in a better book. I’ve had editors who made wonderful suggestions. I’ve had editors who made silly suggestions — and debating those suggestions led to solutions that neither of us would have discovered alone. A really good editorial partnership is almost magical.

Of course, I’ve also had editors who insisted on stupid changes. When the critics spoke harshly about those passages, my name was in the review, not the editor’s. Maddening! I get furious when a book is not as good as I can make it.

Editors, like writers, have different levels of competence. I think you have to go into the partnership hoping for the best — because that increases the chance to make the best possible book.

]]> By: admin http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com/2009/01/the-editing-process-what-do-editors-do-anyway-a-guest-article/comment-page-1/#comment-1230 admin Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:14:28 +0000 http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com/?p=1216#comment-1230 Yep, more or less Jamwes, editors are like people, well they are people, and you'll get a variation between them but the goals are roughly the same. Glad you liked the aritlce Yep, more or less Jamwes, editors are like people, well they are people, and you’ll get a variation between them but the goals are roughly the same. Glad you liked the aritlce

]]> By: Jamwes http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com/2009/01/the-editing-process-what-do-editors-do-anyway-a-guest-article/comment-page-1/#comment-1225 Jamwes Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:44:57 +0000 http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com/?p=1216#comment-1225 Very good information. Now I know what to expect from an editor when I get to that stage in my novel. <abbr><em>Jamwes’s last blog post..<a href="http://tim-jim.blogspot.com/2009/01/hamster-huey-and-gooey-kablooie.html" rel="nofollow">Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooie</a></em></abbr> Very good information. Now I know what to expect from an editor when I get to that stage in my novel.

Jamwes’s last blog post..Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooie

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