It goes beyond that. We both respected the reader. We had to be candid and clear and we had to do it with a certain grace. And we both respected our craft. We are both compulsive, obsessive, concerned.
Every small detail makes a significant difference.
Each word, its denotation and its connotation, its context, the words before and after, the space between words, the comma or dash, the pace, the voice, all could. I treasure the lonely hours at my writing desk, but I celebrate the joy of working with an editor who cares as much as I do that our words deliver meaning and feeling to each reader. Nearly 50 years of what he got right and wrong. Invisible Stories in Obvious News Tips to get beneath the surface. Crunch Times Newsroom cutbacks, layoffs and Wall St. reaction.