tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004649849101357455.post6997584987390414499..comments2023-04-07T02:47:51.081-10:00Comments on Edit Hawai‘i: Copyediting worldPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525687436544097069noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004649849101357455.post-68280813789548323472007-02-13T22:12:00.000-10:002007-02-13T22:12:00.000-10:00Interesting that you bring up problem solving, Meg...Interesting that you bring up problem solving, Megan. I love the problem-solving aspect of copyediting and have been thinking about it for the last year or so. It would be wonderful if we could find a way to present copyediting to engineers, scientists, and technicians as a way to solve problems with conceptualization, organization, and expression. Perhaps Ritchie will have some ideas about this.<BR/><BR/>Davis, I have to give you the rest of <I>The New Yorker</I> piece on editing fiction; you'll enjoy reading it in light of your remarks here.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525687436544097069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004649849101357455.post-10913310156085878312007-02-12T19:58:00.000-10:002007-02-12T19:58:00.000-10:00Truthfully speaking, those are some very valid rea...Truthfully speaking, those are some very valid reasons about why one should be a copy editor. Some of them were great, but others could use a bit of polishing up.<BR/><BR/>I always thought I was a pretty decent writer as a whole. Writing was not an aquired talent by any means, but I've found that the more I write, the easier it becomes. This is why I want to be an editor. I find it'll be much easier to edit someone's work than create your own. A lot of people might disagree, but when you're writing on your own, you are your greatest enemy. You can develop writer's block due to a lack of creativity, or you simply don't enjoy what you write. An editor follows rules and guidelines that are very strict and leave little room for debate.<BR/><BR/>Most of all, though, I think I want to become an editor is because there are a lot of bad writers in the world, and I really don't that is a fact that will change anytime soon, as sad as that is.DavisHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864918886883119219noreply@blogger.com