ORIGINAL: Red Scholefield
ORIGINAL: cj_rumley
ORIGINAL: phlpsfrnk
The editor prepares the article for publishing, checks spelling, grammar and layout. The writer/author is responsible for the content. If an article requires a rewrite it should be returned to the writer/author, not rewritten by the editor. As a technical writer edits (other than spelling/grammar) need to be approved by the writer to ensure the intent was not changed by the editing.
Seems like it should work that way, but it doesn't for writers of regular MA columns (articles may be handled differently but I can't comment on that from experience). Once the draft is submitted the writer doesn't see it again until he gets the magazine.
This statement is untrue. I am sent a copy of the edited Battery Clinic column for approval before it goes to press.
- Original Message -
From: Jay Smith
To:
[email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 12:06 PM
Subject: Model Aviation May column
Hi Red,
Attached is our initial edit of your column submission that is scheduled to run in the May 2011 issue.
Please take this opportunity to proofread your words, evaluate them for content purposes, and let us know if your text is okay to run as-is or not. Do not use this courtesy as a chance to rewrite your submission; it is an opportunity to catch factual errors.
Replies not received within 24 hours of your receipt of this message are not guaranteed to make the final proofing stage. Please send any corrections to Editor Jay Smith at
[email protected].
Thank you for your cooperation and input!
Sincerely,
MA editorial staff
Jay Smith
Editor, Model Aviation Magazine
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Muncie, IN 47302
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