When I make a go of the freelance writing biz, hiring an editor will be at the top of my to-do list. I have him picked out already: Mark Matassa. I forget his exact title, but until he left several years ago to take a very early semi-retirement, he was a big deal at the Seattle PI. I gather he now plays a lot of poker.
While we were still working at the same paper, I could never figure out a way to score his editorial attention, but I’ve seen the dried pig’s ears he transformed into a living animal. He’s good at the nitpick, but he’s great at tone, rhythm, word choice, fairness, flow and logic.
Till that happy day when he is in my employ, I count on the audience
for after-the-fact editing and pay it in gratitude. This is a shout out to my most
loyal online editors: Tyler Green, Betsey Brock, Eric Fredericksen, Doug McLennan and
Tim Appelo.
Always a pleasure, Regina!