Jeff Anderson discusses his new book, Everyday Editing
October 2007
Jeff has taught writing and editing for over 18 years. He is the author of Mechanically Inclined and The Craft of Grammar. His latest book, Everyday Editing, will be available later in October.
In a recent conversation with Michael Shaughnessy, on ednews.org, Jeff reflects on his latest book, the joys of writing, and the keys to engaging students in editing:
"We don't spend enough time letting the kids marinate in correctness, the correctness of well-written effective prose," says Jeff. "Let the kids look again at the flowing sentences of E.B. White rather than an error-filled fix-a-thon. If they don't become familiar with the concepts they are asked to edit for BEFORE they are asked to edit, of course they won't do it well. How could they? How can you tell if something like a mark is missing if you don't know where it is supposed to be in the first place?"
You can read the full interview here.
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