Re: just the two of us on the Fourth

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> I do believe younger writers need more direction than more seasoned ones,
> and I have benefitted immensely from good suggestions from good readers,
> but when it comes down to it, I'm the writer when I'm writing, and my
> judgment comes first.

Yes,that's true - but I don't think it's fair to perceive editors as big
ugly ogres out only to ruin our original intention and put our books in
airport bookstores worldwide. I see them merely as the first official
reader of the work; one whose job it is to read, who possibly has more
experience than I in both writing and reading, and ultimately, the one who
can assist me in most effectively saying what I really want to say. A good
editor will shape, not alter. 

Camille 
verona_beach@geocities.com
@ THE ARTS HOLE
www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442

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