Re: What to look for in a technical editor

["Dick Margulis " <margulis -at- mail -dot- fiam -dot- net>]

"Brian Das" <brian_das -at- hotmail -dot- com>

>I think it's incorrect to prioritize writing skills over subject matter 
>knowledge, or vice-versa. Isn't it a bit like trying to determine if a 
>bike's front wheel or back wheel is more important? If either fails, you're 
>bikeless. (I'm sure a better writer could come up with a better analogy!)


No, no, Brian, that's a GREAT analogy. Picture a circus ring with two unicyclists trying to maintain tension on a wire held between them so that an Adobe Acrobat can walk back and forth from one to the other.

Okay, I know it's Friday.

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