As a writer, you are going to be edited. That is a simple fact. Learning how to deal with it is part of the business. It can help to remember that you shouldn’t take it personally. Editors edit for a variety of reasons including: to match the tone of the publication, to shorten a piece, or...
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From the Writer's Point of View
Writers: How To Handle Edits
Quick Quote
Question:
Who said, “I am not the editor of a newspaper and shall always try to do right and good so that God will not make me one”?
Answer: Mark Twain
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Editors Keep Us Writers From Looking Like Idiots
I’m not going to lie to you, I can get frustrated with the changes editors make to my work. Sometimes, I get so lost in my own thoughts that I don’t realize my work doesn’t make sense to people who reside outside of my head. In reality, we writers need to be grateful to...
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