Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Great Regulars: "I read it more seriously

than any sane person would," he says, "and if anything is less than (the writer's) best level, I point it out."

[Gary] Fisketjon's usual method is to give a manuscript one thorough edit, what he calls "a long, one-sided conversation" with the author, "like looking at it with a fresh pair of glasses."

from Jeff Baker: The Oregonian: Is Gary Fisketjon the best editor in America?

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