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Mileta Rien
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/ #25 Better Writers Make Better Editors

2010-11-24 08:08

I am in my second year of a PWE course, studying a combination of fiction, journalism and editing subjects. While I consider fiction my main vocation, I'm finding that all three strands inform and enrich each other. Editors who are also writers have a special advantage as they understand the challenges and stresses that writers face. Writers who are also editors are able to produce more polished and professional manuscripts, and to fully appreciate the importance of meeting deadlines.
I would be devastated if the fiction subjects were dropped from this course, and believe my overall education would be greatly impoverished by this move.
Please, please, PLEASE do not do this!