How do ad people get called on the carpet by their bosses? Phone call, or f2f...
Every nightmare I have that doesn't revolve around academic failure or public nudity is about that thing. In fact, once I dreamt that it attacked me while I was late for a test and naked.
Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
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erikaj - Oct 15, 2007 11:47:57 am PDT #9432 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Daisy Jane - Oct 15, 2007 11:49:20 am PDT #9433 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
F2F, IIRC
Actually, lemme elaborate. If it's a major firmwide fuckup, there will probably be an email followed by a meeting. A team fuckup that's not major, email. Single person fuckup, called to the office and told to shut the door.
Screwing up the quotes to the Bailey Banks and Biddle Valentine's day catalogue and almost letting it go to print before the admin catches it because she's pretty sure VanGough never said the quote you're attributing to him? Not so much as a mention or a thanks to the admin.
Er, um...something like that.
Laga - Oct 15, 2007 11:49:38 am PDT #9434 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
(sorry erika, I have no clue but...)
Hey it's monday. How about a drabble? Here's a topic:
recognition
erikaj - Oct 15, 2007 11:57:24 am PDT #9435 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I thought it might be, DJ. But although I've worked for editors now, and sometimes those relations have their contentions, I've never had an "Oh shit, the Boss!" boss.(You'd think that'd feel better, wouldn't you? Me too.)
Susan W. - Oct 15, 2007 12:48:09 pm PDT #9436 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Thanks for the ideas, y'all! That definitely gives me something to build on.
Connie Neil - Oct 16, 2007 8:33:17 am PDT #9437 of 10001
brillig
It's cowardly to be hiding from the email that probably contains the author's response to my first set of edit notes, isn't it.
If I was into power, this would be a cool gig. But I'm discovering power makes me nauseous. I keep going, "What the hell do I know about making someone else's writing better? He's going to send me hate mail, track down my address, appear at my door with a baseball bat, and smash my computer."
It's hard balancing personal taste against writing that needs tweaked. Just because I don't like it doesn't mean it needs fixed.
erikaj - Oct 16, 2007 9:37:19 am PDT #9438 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I'd say give him the notes anyway...he doesn't have to use them all.
Connie Neil - Oct 16, 2007 10:00:03 am PDT #9439 of 10001
brillig
Oh, he's got them, I'm just too cowardly to look for his reply.
erikaj - Oct 16, 2007 11:19:53 am PDT #9440 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
That is awkward. Hope he doesn't take it too personally.
Connie Neil - Oct 16, 2007 11:24:19 am PDT #9441 of 10001
brillig
Nah, he's probably more of a grownup than I am. I'm just whinging away in angst again and contemplating my weird relationship with authority. It's amazing how many people think I'm a hardass, when really the least bit of pushback makes me crumble.
edit: My first reaction to editing notes is always shock, horror, and "How could you criticize my deathless prose! Heathen! Philistine!" But recognizing the problem is half the battle. I don't know how pros do it. They probably don't react like their only precious darling child has been prepped for a beauty contest, only to be booted in the first round.
Issues? Volumes.