tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22233822.post7676787371610312712..comments2014-10-31T07:33:36.140-07:00Comments on Andrew Kelly: editing children's booksAndrew's red dog bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772804953587105149noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22233822.post-58963844563466987262009-10-23T01:30:12.198-07:002009-10-23T01:30:12.198-07:00if you've had the type of reviewers I've g...if you've had the type of reviewers I've gotten, I mean - seldom do I really answer those who criticise my work - but sometimes they strain my Dickensean principles to the max and I just need to like, y'know, tell them they're interrogating my text from the wrong perpsective ... I mean, I AM Anne Rice.<br /><br />Do your writers mind you balancing their perspectives? No offence to you Andrew (because I am Anne Rice) but for me writing is a virtuoso performance, not a collaborative art. I feel I don't need an editor. But I am Anne Rice, afterall.<br /><br />-- Anne Rice xxxanne ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571063863462966161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22233822.post-13109493608313770492009-10-22T21:42:43.489-07:002009-10-22T21:42:43.489-07:00thanks for the help, but that's not how I'...thanks for the help, but that's not how I'd put it. I wouldn't use the phrase "interrogate the text" as it's jargon and, further, the task of childrens editor is about balancing several perspectives.<br />xxxAndrew's red dog bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09772804953587105149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22233822.post-6881586662029893142009-10-22T20:28:30.926-07:002009-10-22T20:28:30.926-07:00i believe what you are trying to say is you find i...i believe what you are trying to say is you find it challenging to "interrogate the text from the right perspective"<br /><br />-- luv Anne "i don't need no stinkin editor" Rice xxxanne ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571063863462966161noreply@blogger.com