Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Brainstorm!

How does an editor keep the author's voice in items that have to be highly edited?  How do you approach the subject with the author?

How does an editor decide to buy the publication rights from an author?  How do they go about doing this?

--How does a specific editor organize his or her area?  Does this help or hinder the work being done?  Do they need things out in site to help them write or concentrate?

How do they manage their time?  Do they have specific times in which they do things, or are their actions random?  (i.e., time to check e-mails, answer clients or superiors, do their "heavy" work, etc.)

Questions posed by others:
How does a PWE stay motivated while working on topics not particularly interesting?

When two or more PWEs collaborate on a given project, how do they divide the work and avoid "too many cooks in the kitchen" syndrome?

How does a technical writer sort through their info to decide what is worth publishing and what can be discarded?

How do editors deal with controversial subject or things they don't believe in?

How much knowledge should a PW have on a subject before writing about/working with it?

How does the editor know what the audience wants?


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