Submitted by Jackie Kessler (not verified) on Mon, 12/03/2007 - 5:57pm.
I'm a firm believer in the genius of editors and copy editors. And I swear I'm not just saying that because I'm a copy editor for my day job. :)
Jessica, do you find that even when you read books for pleasure that you line edit those books as you read them? That happens to me sometimes -- I'll be reading a book, and something innocuous, like a dialogue tag, will scream at me, and I'll think to myself, "No, no, no -- there shouldn't be a tag there."
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Editing when you read for pleasure
I'm a firm believer in the genius of editors and copy editors. And I swear I'm not just saying that because I'm a copy editor for my day job. :)
Jessica, do you find that even when you read books for pleasure that you line edit those books as you read them? That happens to me sometimes -- I'll be reading a book, and something innocuous, like a dialogue tag, will scream at me, and I'll think to myself, "No, no, no -- there shouldn't be a tag there."