"Keep clear of the dupes that talk democracy,
And the dogs that bark revolution.
Drunk with talk, liars and believers.
I believe in my tusks. Long live freedom and damn the ideologies!"
(Robinson Jeffers)
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Are Editors Rational Or Sentient? Or Perhaps Not?
Perhaps before we decide the matter based solely on our writerly prejudices, we should have a peek at a "typical author-editor collaboration:"
That was great. I had a feeling it was going to be something along those lines. My experience with the publishing industry is limited to things I've read about it in Jack Woodford books, circa the mid-20th century. Aside from the demise of the typewriter, it doesn't look to have changed all that much.
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That was great. I had a feeling it was going to be something along those lines. My experience with the publishing industry is limited to things I've read about it in Jack Woodford books, circa the mid-20th century. Aside from the demise of the typewriter, it doesn't look to have changed all that much.
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