> > Perhaps, but there are plenty of lousy novelists, and yet > > you wouldn't suggest to them that they use formatting to > > become better writers, would you? > > This is why every novelist has an assigned editor. All the > novelist has to do is tell the story, and the editor does > the formatting before publication.
Uh, that's not what editors do. They edit. Typically, if you pick up a book, all of the formatting within the book is the same. Editors rearrange sentences, they suggest alternatives, they redline what they don't like, they gripe at the author for missing deadlines, but they don't format squat. And, while a good editor can make the difference between a good book and a great book, the best editor in the world can't make a good book from a bad writer's work. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
