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Subject:Re: Reading a draft "for content only" From:Herman Holtz <holtz -at- CLARK -dot- NET> Date:Thu, 9 Feb 1995 14:45:27 -0500
On Thu, 9 Feb 1995, Susan W. Gallagher wrote:
> We don't use the word "below", so we'll change all directions
> from "follow the instructions below to..." to "follow the
> following instructions to..." AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!
Many editors are not writers and not at all creative. I had one like that
some years ago when I was on the staff of a large outfit. She could
identify problems, but did not know how to fix them. So we made a deal:
She would mark up the copy with her queries and comments, and pass it
back to me for repairs.
It worked out very well. Is that a model for anyone?
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