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Wednesday Nov 08, 2006

When an Editor Screws Up

A newish freelancer writes in to the ever-helpful Ask Allison about an uncomfortable situation: errors were edited into her published piece:

Here are my questions:1. In the future, should I demand to see final copy before it goes to press? 2. Should I mention my discontent (politely) to my editor? Frankly, I don't want to work for them again if I risk this sort of thing happening. However, it could behoove my career to get a couple of more clips this way. 3. Most importantly, is there any way I can use this clip now? The errors are really glaring from an editor's perspective (I was an editor, though not an assigning one, for several years). Is there any standard means of saying "these aren't my fault!" Or is it possible that editors are unlikely to actually read my clips?

Freelancer Allison Winn Scotch's advice here.


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