ON EDITING, AND BEING EDITED
An interesting question cropped up on the forum recently regarding editing. I found the Straub story particularly interesting: the idea that an author would publish an unedited version of his manuscript alongside (albeit with a different publisher) the edited, mainstream version of the book. I don't know Peter Straub, but it made me wonder about the relationship between Straub and his editor, and whether he views his unexpurgated version as superior to the edited version. Did he make the cu
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Beverly
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Sep 05, 2009 04:03PM
I guess the question is how do you feel about someone editing your work? Do you ever feel that sometimes it would be better to just leave it as is? Who was Shakespeare's editor? I'm not a writer and unfamiliar with the extent that editors alter an author's work, is it just grammar and spelling or is it more substantial? Sounds like Straub felt it altered his work beyond his conscience. Perhaps there is a new trend afoot.
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