Comments on: Indie-osyncracy https://dhyoung.net/2013/07/03/indie-osyncracy/ Scribo, ergo sum. Words and works of DH Young, scribbler at large. Mon, 08 Jul 2013 16:29:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 By: David https://dhyoung.net/2013/07/03/indie-osyncracy/#comment-7071 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 16:29:44 +0000 https://davidhaywoodyoung.com/?p=1465#comment-7071

In reply to Matt.

Well, I don’t have a lot of experience with publishing companies. But I get into editors a lot more in this post (published today).

Thanks for the comment!

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Great post from start to finish. it would be pointless to reiterate my agreement. With “respect” to editors, the editor’s place is to catch errors and inconsistencies in the text and NOT to shape the piece. The author owns the piece and if it does not sell once published so be it, BUT there are Machiavellian editors out there who want to shape authors. My red flag is when the editor is “owned” by a publishing company because all that means is that the company has an “editorial” slant and the editor will make your writing fit the formula or else.

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