A freelancer wants to know if it is alright
to ask an editor whether, after her article is edited, she can review it before
it is published. This is an important question. Why? Writers make mistakes that
slip past editors. Editors mis-edit. Layout people make mistakes.
Can you spot the mistake layout made with
this image? (Clue: read my cutline.)
“This screen shot shows the view
of the proposed control tower (left) and the current tower (right) …” *
With every new editor I make this simple, one-time offer: “I’d be happy to review my
article after you have edited it and after it has been laid out.”
Expect one of three replies:
1) No.
2) Yes to just the text.
3) Yes to text and layout.
* The image I submitted had two towers (See the little spike on the horizon, left?), but
layout cropped the right-hand one out. The error made it into print. (Layout people do not read cutlines before chopping, and I don't think editors review images that closely.)
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