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:: Thursday, July 03, 2003 ::

Adventures in editing, part deux
Some thoughts as I continue to trudge through my copyediting duties:

London Calling, by the Clash, is a great CD to edit to. (Or should that be, to which to edit?) Anyway, it's the perfect blend of punk and ska, and sets a nice rhythm for editing on the screen, at the keyboard.

If I were to have a Bible study for writers, I would start with this verse:


The words of the LORD are pure words,
Like silver tried in a furnace of earth,
Purified seven times.
- Psalm 12:6


My exigesis would be: If God, the creator of all things, purifies His words seven times, then what are you doing handing me a first draft?

One of my favorite Dorothy Parker lines, from a book review: "This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown aside with great force." God, I love that acerbic wit! (More Dorothy Parker quotes.)

In case you missed the first adventure in editing, you can catch it here for a limited time.

When I wish to avoid editing or other unpleasantries, I often blog.

:: Andrew 12:07 + ::
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