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EDITING vs. WRITING
WILLIAM BONIFACE: Author of The Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Boy
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Q: How do you approach books as an editor vs. a writer? What do you look for that might be different in each instance?
William:
As a writer you become very invested in your stories and often find it difficult to step back and view them objectively. As an editor, you don?t have that personal connection to the story and can look at it in terms of seeing what works and what doesn?t. As an editor, I can appreciate the effort that a writer puts into what they create and I know how important it is to suggest ways to make that story better while also staying true to what the writer is trying to achieve. As a writer, I know that my editor can see things I?m not seeing in my story and can direct me toward making my story far better than I could if I did it all on my own. It?s a real partnership, and I?ve been very lucky to be able to be on both sides of it.
EDITING vs. WRITING
LISA ANN SANDELL: Author of the Song of the Sparrow |
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Q: How do you approach books as an editor vs. a writer?
Lisa Ann:
It's much easier for me to look at a book from the perspective of an editor and figure out what needs further developing or polishing, to see what is working well, and what isn't. When I'm writing, I get so deep inside the story and the text, that it's nearly impossible for me to see anything outside of the words on the page. I'm also better able to enjoy the books that I read as an editor; it's hard for me to reread the ones I've written.
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