tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post8183893148047689698..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: ...WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS - UMBERTO TOSIKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-66392944708613943182015-10-04T15:22:38.922+01:002015-10-04T15:22:38.922+01:00There is truly an art to being a great editor… Muc...There is truly an art to being a great editor… Much of what I do as an English teacher is lend an editor's eye to my students' papers--the ones they must send out for external marking… It's no easy job and one I often have little patience for. But it is so true what you said: Editors like Jeremy love what they do, love language and love writers. They can make us better writers, or seem so… You, too, have been an excellent editor… they are often the unsung heroes of literatureAlicia Sammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16179678841763685480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-35811617612537356662015-10-03T23:21:24.097+01:002015-10-03T23:21:24.097+01:00Such a long and interesting post Umberto, with suc...Such a long and interesting post Umberto, with such long perspectives on writing and publishing and a cast of strong characters, I hope the short story does well. I remember Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop as well, from children's TV.Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-17905048818399011062015-10-03T21:35:45.598+01:002015-10-03T21:35:45.598+01:00I much appreciate your kind words, Dennis, Mari an...I much appreciate your kind words, Dennis, Mari and Madwippitt. I'm remembering Shari and Lamb Chop myself, thanks to YouTube.Umberto Tosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939504157464234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-52548121646445523362015-10-03T15:12:26.896+01:002015-10-03T15:12:26.896+01:00I'd like to leave an intelligent comment, but ...I'd like to leave an intelligent comment, but I'm still smiling about memories of Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop. I loved them. Right now I'm a kid again, remembering!madwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-41515229174033250112015-10-03T13:12:41.426+01:002015-10-03T13:12:41.426+01:00Great post. I've heard again and again about p...Great post. I've heard again and again about publishing's trajectory from craft to commerce, and I've spoken to many authors who've been burned as a result. Perhaps hyper-capitalism and literature were never destined to enjoy a particularly happy marriage.<br /><br />Good luck with the story!Mari Biellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14221256993468150226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-37230824288199780572015-10-03T11:41:11.657+01:002015-10-03T11:41:11.657+01:00you're right about good editors and their infl...you're right about good editors and their influence, Umberto. To name a few I've worked with: Pam Royds, her daughter Caroline, Julia Moffatt, John Miles, Kirsty Skidmore, Ann Finnis, Liz Cross, Ron Heapy. These names may mean nothing to you but for me they are redolent of understanding, encouragement, stringent standards and a love for the craft they are practising. We shall not see their like again.Dennis Hamleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781139870037634374noreply@blogger.com