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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Nov 2020

      "Too big to edit" is a real problem in literary world: star writers start writing longer, more sprawling, ill-conceived & undisciplined works: King, Ellroy, Rowling. Now also a problem in journalism!

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Nov 2020

      The writers who bristle most at editing, who see it as censorship, are usually the writers who need editing most: who need to be told that their unvarnished thoughts need to take into account obvious objections & try to win over readers who don't already agree.

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        1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Nov 2020

          In psychological terms, an editor is the super-ego that provides the necessary navigational skills to the id & ego. But some writers (usually guys) see the super-ego only as censorship & not a necessary voice in constructing complex arguments.

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        2. James‏ @jpops83 13 Nov 2020
          Replying to @davidsunlee @HeerJeet

          Or they just pivot to an hour long rambling podcast which saves them the effort of actually writing.

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        1. J•V•B  🇺🇦  🌻 💙 💛‏ @jvbond014 13 Nov 2020
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          And sometimes those writers need to learn the hard way.

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        1. andrea dworkin for the weekend‏ @mramato29 13 Nov 2020
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          this is not limited to writing, it's peer review in general in anything nobody likes being critiqued but people should be thankful for it

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        2. miguel de cervantes‏ @antipythagorean 13 Nov 2020
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          Is not a good book by aesthetic criteria

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        1. The Ticktockman  🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦‏ @snego 13 Nov 2020
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          You mean like a certain writer whose initials are GG?

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        1. George Griffith‏ @ElectricChimp 14 Nov 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet @jeffreynparker

          My mom was a rather brilliant technical editor at Intel The technical writers who lashed out at her fit your description.

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