{"id":348,"date":"2003-11-24T06:55:58","date_gmt":"2003-11-24T06:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tommangan.net\/printsthechaff\/?p=348"},"modified":"2003-11-24T06:55:58","modified_gmt":"2003-11-24T06:55:58","slug":"keep-your-editor-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tommangan.net\/printsthechaff\/2003\/11\/keep-your-editor-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep your editor happy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Media Bistro has a bunch of tips for free-lance writers<\/a> on avoiding collisions with their editors. Among the suggestions: <\/p>\n

Most editors are in a position to offer a bit of wiggle room on a deadline as long as you give them one to two weeks’ warning. Whatever you do, don’t surprise them on the actual due date with a note saying the piece isn’t ready.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Funny how many newspaper reporters think they’re writing for magazines… <\/i><\/p>\n

If during the reporting process you find that some of the information just doesn’t exist or you can’t track it down, contact your editor and brainstorm a solution.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oh, and if your high concept for a story isn’t backed up by the actual reportage, here’s a suggestion: don’t write the story anyway in the hope that the desk will “come up with something.” <\/i><\/p>\n

Don’t hand in crummy copy. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Don’t think about us, think about how your swell clips will allow you to leave us losers behind. <\/i><\/p>\n

Don’t get cranky when an editor asks for additions to your original manuscript or a revision with a different spin.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Exceptions allowed for phone calls during “Survivor: Lunar Surface.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Approach the process as a collaboration between you and your editor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fetching your editor some Thai takeout is not a master-slave relationship; it’s collaboration. <\/i><\/p>\n

The night your story is shipping is not the time for a spur-of-the-moment trip to a secluded cabin out of cell-phone range.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We need to know where you are at all times; exceptions may be granted for childbirth.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Media Bistro has a bunch of tips for free-lance writers on avoiding collisions with their editors. Among the suggestions: Most editors are in a position to offer a bit of wiggle room on a deadline as long as you give…<\/p>\n

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