tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post725216930758812533..comments2024-03-28T03:31:42.278-07:00Comments on Chiron: Writing AdviceRoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08483616030072739190noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-60829084779180093032013-07-09T18:03:31.892-07:002013-07-09T18:03:31.892-07:00Some awesome stuff there.
I would change only one...Some awesome stuff there.<br /><br />I would change only one thing about what you said: "If <b>you</b> try to edit the passionate to make it more clear, you will ruin it. If <b>you</b> try to edit the clarity to make it more passionate, you will ruin it."<br /><br />Added emphasis not in the original to say this: this is what an editor is for. Not to judge, not to berate, not to belittle. It takes a huge amount of trust to let an editor do that job for you, but the payoff can be pure gold.<br /><br />A really good editor can take your passion and make it clear, or your clarity and make it sing. And she can do that without changing your voice, just as a good microphone amplifies but does not distort the singer's voice.paxhttp://www.corneredcat.com/scratching-post/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-58445533213907029662013-07-06T15:27:54.300-07:002013-07-06T15:27:54.300-07:00Full disclosure here: I'm a more or less profe...Full disclosure here: I'm a more or less professional writer, with plenty of fiction behind me. And yes, this is pretty damned good advice... with regard to non-fiction!<br /><br />Fiction is a much trickier breed of cat.Flintharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862235828346393495noreply@blogger.com