This is such perfection is cannot be improved by a word from me. LOVE! "WHEN I REALIZE I’M ON MY FOURTH DRINK AT HAPPY HOUR AND I STILL HAVE THREE PIECES TO EDIT FOR THE SITE TOMORROW"
" WHEN I FORWARD A HILARIOUSLY BAD P.R. EMAIL TO ANOTHER EDITOR "
" WHEN A WRITER TELLS ME HE NEEDS THE WEEKEND TO GET THAT DRAFT BACK"
" WHEN I WRITE THE PERFECT KICKER."
" WHEN A WRITER SAYS THAT MY EDIT DIMINISHED HIS “VOICE” "
"WHEN A LIQUOR COMPANY SENDS US FREE SAMPLES."
" WHEN A WRITER ASKS ME TO JUSTIFY ONE OF MY DELETIONS"
"WHEN I ARRIVE IN THE OFFICE.
'"WHEN I FIND OUT A WRITER ISN’T ON TWITTER"
" WHEN I'M AWAKE."
" WHEN I FIND I HAVE TO WORK OVER THE WEEKEND AGAIN."
'"WHEN SOMEONE COMPLAINS ABOUT HOW LONG IT TAKES ME TO REPLY TO EMAIL "
" WHEN A WRITER ASKS FOR MY REACTION TO HER FIRST DRAFT "
" HEN AN INTERN PITCHES A 5,000-WORD NARRATIVE FEATURE. "
" WHEN A PIECE COMES IN AT DOUBLE THE ASSIGNED LENGTH "
" WHEN ONE OF THE DESIGNERS TELLS ME I HAVE TO CUT ANOTHER 400 WORDS "
" WHEN I’M ABOUT TO KILL A PIECE THAT JUST ISN’T WORKING "
I could go on forever, or you could just visit Real Talk from your editor.
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Amazing! I’ve been away for a long time but IT’S SO GOOD TO BE BACK!
Love it!
brilliant brilliant brilliant
Went and checked ‘em all out!
*Snork* These are TOTALLY accurate and very familiar. But where’s “When you Google a paragraph and discover that the ENTIRE article has been plagiarised off the Internet”?
Let’s add a local flavour for when your Art Director, who has “co-location” issues and finds her “creative juices flowing best” working from home during the mid-night hours sends a message via a friend’s phone to say that she has been burgled, held at gun-point, tied up and had her mac, hard-drive for back-ups, time-capsule and zest to get out of bed taken… New meaning to the word ‘deadline.’
HV, I think this may be your finest post yet! Hahaha.
P.S. Have been overseas and unable to access your blog, but I couldn’t be happier that I have 6 weeks to catch up on.
Welcome back!
Hope you had fun.
I have been here.
Ferretting away.
Chained to my desk.
Throwing a self-pity party.
The normal.
XXX