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Re: flashpoint of the week: editors and writers egos

Subject: Re: flashpoint of the week: editors and writers egos
From: Dick Margulis <margulis -at- fiam -dot- net>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 13:38:09 -0500


Lisa,

John's point is well taken. The first lesson any professional writer learns is that this isn't personal--it's about the words on the page. However, you are not dealing with professional writers; you are dealing with amateurs.

I think you need to get past the resistance by being gentle with them. Only then will you be able to instill a degree of professionalism in them that will get them past the problem of taking it personally.

Dick


John Posada wrote:

Lisa...as soon as I hear "I was even told to stop using red ink, because
it was 'too violent and upsetting' ", and this isn't the first, I
immediately realize that the whole idea of editing in that environment
is futile because the people who's precious content you are editing are
taking this personal.

To make matters worse: "who has also been urging me to be kinda gentle
on people, since he is trying to reverse a history of conflict and power
struggles amongst the writers" doesn't realize that editing someone's
content is not personal.

Lynne...I don't know what to say..I have a document in front of me FULL
of red comments and the first thought through my head was "Please
sir...can I have some more?




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