Trump Is Humiliated and More Dangerous Than Ever, William Rivers Pitt

[NurseJackie]

196. "EXCERPTS (edited, I shortened the excerpts)" --- Too bad Pitt didn't also self-edit.

EXCERPTS (edited, I shortened the excerpts)

Too bad Pitt didn't also self-edit. He could certainly used a good editor. Someone (anyone!) who could tighten things up and get rid of all the distracting prose and superfluous verbal decoration.

I do know that it's difficult to self-edit one's own words. There's a strong instinct to not cut anything... usually related to one's firm belief (and ego) that if they wrote it, then surely it MUST be important. That's why a 2nd or 3rd set of eyes is important.

Some writers assume that the reader knows NOTHING and therefore everything must be over-explained. They get so bogged-down in the minutiae that the reader's eyes glaze over. Other writers assume the opposite and write things with such brevity that it becomes useless. And then there are writers like Pitt who has never met an adjective or simile that he didn't like. Sophisticated readers see them for what they are, and if not annoyed, they find them unintentionally humorous. Other readers are more impressed with this type of gimmickry.

All I'm trying to say is that if he'd taken advantage of an experienced editor's eyes, then these ego-related writing flaws can be corrected (and sometimes the writer can learn how to avoid them.) I think everyone can agree that editors perform a useful function, right?