![]() ![]() ![]() An editor walks a tightrope.It’s part of an editor’s job to let and/or to help the writing be what it is.It depends on the content undergoing the editing, of course, and whether a house style pertains, and not every editor will agree on where to put the line (or even if there is a line), but it’s my feeling that you shouldn’t see more of the editor or the editing than you do of the writer or the writing.Īt the same time, though, if “what the writing is” is…okay, “crappy” is a bit broad, but basically, if it’s not succeeding for whatever reason, it’s also part of an editor’s job to do what’s required to get it to succeed.A good editor stays out of the way, while also getting the writer out of his or her own way when it’s called for.A good editor gets the writing to work, without doing the writing work herself. ![]()
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