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The unseen hand that turns your genius into something people actually finish reading.
means A person who reviews, corrects, and shapes written, recorded, or visual material to prepare it for publication or release.
from From Latin editor, 'one who puts forth' or 'producer,' built from edere, 'to give out, publish' — literally e- ('out') plus dare ('to give'). The original Roman editor was less a red-pen wielder than a presenter: someone who put on public games or brought a work into the world. By the 18th century English had narrowed it to the one who readies a text for the press, and the modern sense of the careful shaper followed close behind.
- origin
- From Latin edere, meaning to put forth
- hemingway tip
- He cut his own work until it bled simplicity
- red pen
- Once a literal status symbol of authority
- invisible art
- Best work makes you notice nothing at all
- code too
- Programmers edit text all day in theirs
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