tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post8273203690566937406..comments2024-03-28T07:56:38.659+00:00Comments on The View from the Blue House: Slowly going cross-eyed ...Rob Kitchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-70819508856535209172010-02-09T21:11:16.752+00:002010-02-09T21:11:16.752+00:00It sounds like a Herculean task. Good luck.It sounds like a Herculean task. Good luck.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-40134696942815096302010-02-09T21:09:02.553+00:002010-02-09T21:09:02.553+00:00I'm well used to editing and agree it's no...I'm well used to editing and agree it's not easy, but this is a different kind of editing - we're not trying to improve the text but trim each classic essay down to below 5000 words and yet retain the central argument. Cutting out up to 75 percent and making sure the essay still makes sense without re-writing (which we can't do) is an interesting exercise.Rob Kitchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-38476579955790292662010-02-09T19:40:37.080+00:002010-02-09T19:40:37.080+00:00I'm a professional editor and I am always amaz...I'm a professional editor and I am always amazed at how it is assumed that it, and proofreading, are easy. Nothing is written that can't be improved by a good editor, I say. (Knowing what articles look like when they come in, compared with when they are published.)<br /><br />However, it is very hard to edit and proofread one's own work, especially at book length. The required distance is hard to achieve. Maybe consider an editing service?Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-4694031392272798452010-02-09T18:03:54.621+00:002010-02-09T18:03:54.621+00:00Rob - Editing and formatting are always so enervat...Rob - Editing and formatting are always so enervating, aren't they? I do wish you well with that part of the task...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com