Re: Writers vs Editors

Subject: Re: Writers vs Editors
From: Jean Weber <jean -at- wrevenge -dot- com -dot- au>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 10:48:44 +1000

At 05:30 PM 26/12/00 -0500, Herman Holtz wrote:

One quality of editors that I do not see mentioned in these discussions
is understajndinhg the mindset of the reader. If you are editing a
maintenance manual on some electronic equipment, is it not essential to
understand how a maintenance technician's mind works--i.e., what information
and what processes he is likely to want to learn? -- Herm

Absolutely. Just as a writer needs to know this. I neglected to mention it in my post to the list, so thanks for mentioning it. Lisa Wright also makes the point, among others, and illustrates it very well.

I do discuss this "reader's representative" aspect on my website, though not as much or as explicitly as I should. You've encouraged me to move higher up my priority list a task to revise some of the pages. In my copious spare moment, that is...

Regards, Jean
Jean Hollis Weber
mailto:jean -at- wrevenge -dot- com -dot- au
The Technical Editors' Eyrie http://www.wrevenge.com.au/


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