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Subject:Re: Justification for Editing Dept. From:Jean Weber <jean -at- wrevenge -dot- com -dot- au> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 19 Oct 2000 08:58:20 +1000
Lisa Kemp said "I think our company would benefit from a centralized
Editing Department" and asked for help "convincing some people that editing
is a separate talent from writing and that good writers are not necessarily
good editors."
Your company doesn't necessarily need an editing *department* but it does
need one or more technical editors. Some of the pages on my website might
help you with some ideas for a justification for editors. Try these:
