tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031168055662953677.post1126341839845755154..comments2023-10-18T03:33:06.156-04:00Comments on The Jargon: Denis Johnson's editorMatt DiGangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555215751271956516noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031168055662953677.post-31130494215526592342009-02-23T23:29:00.000-05:002009-02-23T23:29:00.000-05:00Editing takes a lot of different shapes. Acquisiti...Editing takes a lot of different shapes. Acquisitions, development, line editing, copyediting, grammar, fact checking, proofreading. Like anything, you get to start as an asshole and work your way up.Matt DiGangihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08555215751271956516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031168055662953677.post-42227981457603341012009-02-23T03:50:00.000-05:002009-02-23T03:50:00.000-05:00Obscure details and grammar, hmm... Not quite the ...Obscure details and grammar, hmm... Not quite the Lish/Carver model. Editors should edit, not simply approve. Of course, I’d rather see Johnson’s prose than Cole’s...Daniel Porderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389753207034369535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031168055662953677.post-27269322897370810612009-02-22T22:11:00.000-05:002009-02-22T22:11:00.000-05:00The funniest description of editing I've got so fa...The funniest description of editing I've got so far was from James Greco when I asked him if I could edit one of his stories. He said it was all Lego cities to him. <BR/><BR/>If you moved from Fist City to Edge City, it'd probably get warmer.Matt DiGangihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08555215751271956516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031168055662953677.post-37379809723209467522009-02-21T17:26:00.000-05:002009-02-21T17:26:00.000-05:00Interesting. I find editing mode much like sculpur...Interesting. I find editing mode much like sculpure; I wonder if he sees that connection?<BR/><BR/>Goddamn winter's draggin...Mike Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583185238378171350noreply@blogger.com