tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post7432615544425824815..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: When an Editor has to be Hands-Offbibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-39553860415375851172007-09-25T01:52:00.000+08:002007-09-25T01:52:00.000+08:00I have to add here that the person I wrote about i...I have to add here that the person I wrote about in the column wasn't an editor but an illustrator. However, the way she responded to the story was similar to some editors' approach to editing.<BR/><BR/>The last bit of the column was left out, but I've reproduced it in my blog (daphne.blogs.com/books) and here it is as well:<BR/><BR/>"Minnie, if you're reading this, I know you're not and never claimed to be an editor, but I hope you understand that the same principles apply and that I couldn't tell the story you wanted me to because it's not my story. It's yours and perhaps it's waiting for you to write it."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-17615780593855666922007-09-23T23:02:00.000+08:002007-09-23T23:02:00.000+08:00Yes, it's horrid when an editor leaves the writer ...Yes, it's horrid when an editor leaves the writer out of the equation when it comes to a work's polishing.<BR/><BR/>But I find myself peeved with authors who obviously need a lot of editing but delude themselves into thinking they don't need it at all.<BR/><BR/>On a side note, Gaiman and Nix are going to be pep-talkers for NaNoWriMo this year!Ernahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06828271474018786645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-36002833150206109262007-09-23T22:58:00.000+08:002007-09-23T22:58:00.000+08:00i read daphne's column today and i completely agre...i read daphne's column today and i completely agree with her. alas, it's rather difficult to find good editors in kl who can resist playing the role of co-author. there's a fine line between constructive criticism and attempted hijacking. a good editor not only recognises that line, but actually stays well away from it. good for daphne, for sticking to her gut and guns!starlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08825489876263084333noreply@blogger.com