10-28-2005, 07:27 PM | #41 | |
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Re: Too bad voyeurism doens't qualify; Given how well
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In any event, nobody expects "editing"; what's more helpful is insight from the perspective of the theoretical audience, the reader.
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10-28-2005, 09:20 PM | #42 |
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I think I understand the point you are making; but reading critically is the prelude to editing and last night, when I typed that from my office after having spent the better part of 6 hours trying to resurrect someone else's brief that probably should have been left for dead, the thought of spending more time doing any part of the editing process was very unappealing.
Being afflicted with what my wife calls lawyer's disease, and others might refer to as arrogance or an inflated sense of the worht of my own intellect, I believe I could certainly offer many useful comments to authors. OTOH, I do not write much outside of work, and certainly nothing that I intend to publish, as do the other members of this nascent group. Thus, while I might offer some insight to others, the primary benefit I would derive would be the enjoyment from the proffered content and the NASCAR-fan-like expectation of a clash between strong and opinonated personalities. Of course, this means I am exactly what Outlier says should not be present; a memebr of the general reading audience. So, as much as the 12 year old within hates to be excluded from any club, I guess it just isn't for me. Of course, I just know you guys are going to put all your best posts there. |
10-28-2005, 09:37 PM | #43 |
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Having just looked at my last post, I think I could use a good editor.
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