Thursday, January 22, 2009

Silver and Gold

I had an interesting e-conversation with my editor the other day. There's a story that's just over the word limit and needs to be pared down a little. This can be difficult because writers tend to think that every word they write is pure gold. In this, I have had a minor revelation about what the purpose of an editor is. They are not here to find the gold in any given story, they're here to find the silver.

2 comments:

NewGuyDave said...

Were you able to find a silver lining and trim it off?

Jeff Draper said...

Not yet, but with my writing I'm sure there is a chest full of copper pieces in it.