tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174931926240040143.post7760312597430946252..comments2023-11-05T09:52:43.926+00:00Comments on Sonofabook: On second thoughtscharleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580118367334638930noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174931926240040143.post-35678902393936199002009-10-07T16:10:10.030+01:002009-10-07T16:10:10.030+01:00The Threepenny Review: YES. Every so often I meand...The Threepenny Review: YES. Every so often I meander to their website, look at the subscription rates for getting copies in the UK, decide I’ll make do with the online contents. But next time I’ll just sign on the dotted line.charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16580118367334638930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174931926240040143.post-59168850903034530852009-10-07T13:52:59.191+01:002009-10-07T13:52:59.191+01:00Me too. And want to put in a plug for The Threepe...Me too. And want to put in a plug for The Threepenny Review, a really excellent Berkeley broadsheet, where Barbara Epler's piece originally appeared.Beverleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174931926240040143.post-90948612113780374652009-10-06T16:02:45.779+01:002009-10-06T16:02:45.779+01:00And George Orwell said good prose is like a window...And George Orwell said good prose is like a window pane.<br /><br />I do love this blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174931926240040143.post-31030607139799033082009-10-04T20:28:35.865+01:002009-10-04T20:28:35.865+01:00I like that. And in a window of any size it’s rare...I like that. And in a window of any size it’s rare that the glass is completely clear. Ideally, there’s a meeting of minds and a career-length relationship between writer and editor. There are famous historical examples, and I think this occasionally still does happen. What makes it rare now are the usual things: takeovers and movements of editors, and books by big-selling names, for which much money has been paid, delivered late and needing to be published fast.charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16580118367334638930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174931926240040143.post-80726308906956687002009-10-04T18:31:11.388+01:002009-10-04T18:31:11.388+01:00An editor for whom I once worked likened the edito...An editor for whom I once worked likened the editorial process to cleaning the glass between the author's thoughts and the reader – taking care not to leave your own fingerprints on it.Bob D.noreply@blogger.com