On Monday, May 13, 2002, at 03:16 PM, Brad DeLong wrote:
>>
>> I have no idea what the practice at Frontline is, but authors often
>> have little say in what titles are applied to their pieces. I'm very
>> partial to headline creation, and hate to outsource it, but editors
>> often take pride in applying their own.
>>
>> Doug
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>
> Yet another example of how editors are Childen of the Devil. It's hard
> enough making your own points in what you write, without having someone
> else load their points on your back too...
>
even the best take on the practice presumes not only that the editors want to give you a good title but also have understood what you've written, the latter being both a function of their reading skill and of your writing skill . . .
jeff