“You generally know when someone asks you to do something- am I more writing, or am I more editing? The editor is the best metaphor for your job.” KnowsWritingJobsAsksMetaphorEditorsEditing Author:Keith Rabois
“The most important job of an editor is simplify, simplify simplify, and that usually means omitting things.” MeanImportantJobsEditorsSimplifyImportant JobsOmitting Author:Keith Rabois
“The job of an editor is to ensure a consistent voice.” JobsVoiceConsistentEditors Author:Keith Rabois
“The first thing that editor does is they take out a red pen, or nowadays you go online, and they start striking things. Basically eliminating things, the biggest task of an editor is to simplify, simplify, simplify and that usually means omitting things.” FirstsMeanDoeRedTasksOnlinePensEditorsSimplifyEliminatingOmitting Author:Keith Rabois
