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8 Microlog entries tagged with ‘editing’
What Editors Think of Writers
The biggest surprise for any new writer/journalist/whatever is when an editor corrects their work. It’s not about ‘taking away their voice’; it’s always about bringing out the best in the writer, and polishing it up nice for the reader. In my own experience, the most precious about their writing were the worst writers. Media & Journalism ·
We know who [Johnny] Depp is, thank you
On the overuse of square brackets when editing verbatim quotes. Media & Journalism ·
6 Movie Plot Holes You Never Noticed Thanks to Editing
It’s not so much ‘editing’ as ‘we’re throwing so much shit at you that you’re too concerned about what’s coming next to notice what just happened’. Sound & Screen ·
Muphry’s Law
‘If you write anything criticising editing or proofreading, there will be a fault in what you have written.’ Guilty. Arts & Culture ·
The lost art of editing
I think – in fact I know – most people don’t realise how much input editors have into the work of writers. Arts & Culture ·
Some links on copyediting
“It’s a hard job, but someone’s gotta do it. Arts & Culture ·
Proofreaders’ marks
All my time editing, and I’ve never actually learned these. For shame. Interesting ·
The Editor and the Curator (Or the Context Analyst and the Media Synesthete)
In short, the concept of curation is being corrupted by the use of the term as a fancy synonym for ‘editing’ or ‘selecting’. After all, the act of curating is about preserving things, not cutting them away. [c/o Fimoculous] Interesting ·
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