Thursday’s writing challenge: Editors look at words from all angles. Writers use words as tokens of their thoughts. What words help editors and writers get along?
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What words help editors and writers get along? I’d say, “On the same page”.
I was going to say, “Be the reader.” But then, what if the writer visualizes a certain type of reader while the editor sees another type? Would that exercise then defeat its very purpose? “On the same page” is not just a pun, but a realistic requirement. A writer and their editor need not be good friends, nor see eye to eye on every issue. They just need to work toward a common goal and be able to understand each other’s point of view. To be “on the same page” is not an eternal endeavor. Once the job is over, they can turn the page.