tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529969472454786525.post2372938711490550950..comments2023-09-28T04:31:56.852-06:00Comments on TravelinOma: An EditorTravelin'Omahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18415472674768977723noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529969472454786525.post-78600220504065231012007-07-10T23:06:00.000-06:002007-07-10T23:06:00.000-06:00As an English major, I used to edit nearly everyth...As an English major, I used to edit nearly everything I read, from the newspaper to mom's grocery lists. As an older woman, I have forgotten most of what I knew about grammar and I have never read the "elements of Style". Your last line here says it best. I think it must be hard for an editor not to feel like a god, but this reminds them not to act like one.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529969472454786525.post-31174348257676995372007-07-10T21:31:00.000-06:002007-07-10T21:31:00.000-06:00Oh mercy! You'd have a heyday editing my writing,...Oh mercy! You'd have a heyday editing my writing, wouldn't you? I think I break every rule in the book. But my daughter says to sit and read my blog is like sitting and having a conversation with me. That I write exactly like I speak. I know I use a bazillion too many "....." And I start my sentences with "And" and "But" and don't even use whole sentences. My fingers flit about trying to keep up with my mind. That's my only excuse. But I'm happy with it. I'm totally comfortable with it. And it's just me. What more can I say?MissKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726021829363492972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529969472454786525.post-54391294090084543062007-07-10T13:43:00.000-06:002007-07-10T13:43:00.000-06:00I love this post, as I have long thought myself a ...I love this post, as I have long thought myself a better editor than writer. It isn't an unwillingness to critique my own work (I am a very harsh critic there) it is, as you point out, a matter of not being able to see clearly what one writes until days later. I own both Shrunk & White as well as the Chicago Style Manual. I've read neither. I tend to fly (and die) by the seat of my pants.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08854080140004540619noreply@blogger.com