salon.com — They may be invisible and their art unsung. But in the age of blogging, editors are needed more than ever. To people not in the business, editing is a mysterious thing. (Actually, it's mysterious to most bloggers, who despite having been in existence for less than 10 years, probably outnumber every writer who ever wrote.)
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lecollectifJul 24, 2007
Or know how to use an apostrophe properly?
o0joshua0oJul 24, 2007
No one's stopping you from trying. Go for it!
soupirJul 25, 2007
Only mcvarmazi was right. If it's a parenthetical sentence all by its lonesome, it goes inside, like the comment on the headline up there. If it's part of another sentence, that sentence's period stays out (like this).
nyctulanianJul 25, 2007
not all editors are censors.
neocognitismJul 25, 2007
Y'all aren't going to like this.In my opinion, "editors" are those of you who majored in English or some similarly useless major, but have no actual literary or writing talent, yet you want to be rich. Therefore you become an "editor," and tell those with talent what to do on stupid little points that mostly concern your sponsors. You're the same thing as a typical scumbag record producer.Let me qualify this by saying that there are people in those professions who are honorable, but they tend not to be the ones who WANT the job; it's what they fall back on. Sorta like the cliche theme of the gladiator becoming emperor.
katieladyJul 25, 2007
An English degree is a "useless major?" I resent that. Honestly, I chose to get my bachelor's (and hopefully master's) in English because I believe the subject has a wide array of components. One comes upon a standard piece of classical literature, and without a doubt, he or she is exposed to facets of psychology, history, philosophy, and theology (and that is not all.) I believe that studying English allows one to be well-versed in humanities, and leads one to a more complete understanding of the social condition. In response to your remark about how one becomes an editor, I think it would behoove you to know that writer's have difficulty getting published. Therefore, one may get an editing gig in addition to his or her writing on the side. I have applied for some editing positions, and I want to be an editor because I love to read--not because I want to be "rich." Reading a manuscript and giving a review of the said piece can be very fulfilling, and the fact that a fellow writer seeks my advice is very gratifying--and I do not regard that as ?useless? work. Each of us has our own niche, regardless of our motivations.
peabdogJul 25, 2007
An editor and a writer are traversing the burning desert sands, almost dead from thirst. Suddenly, they crest a sand dune and gaze upon a beautiful oasis with a shimmering pool of blue water. They both stumble deliriously down the dune, thrilled to have been saved. The writer immediately drops to his knees and begins lapping up water, but the editor stands up, unzips his pants, and starts peeing in the water.The writer screams, "What are you doing?" at the editor.The editor replies, "I'm making it better."