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RE: Flashpoint of the week: editors and writers egos? (Take II)
Subject:RE: Flashpoint of the week: editors and writers egos? (Take II) From:Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 15 Mar 2004 14:33:49 -0800
Quoting John Posada <JPosada -at- isogon -dot- com>:
> My point...how many jumps through hoops do we have to deal with every
> time someone brings to the table some personal obstacle that prevents
> them from doing what they are supposed to do?
Picking up another color pen is "jumping through hoops"?
The point is to get the edits accepted with a minimum of time and effort. If I
can accomplish that goal by something that doesn't inconvenience me, then my
ego isn't going to flare up and make me refuse to do it.
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Bruce Byfield bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com 604-421.7177
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