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爱德华·博克:爱德华·博克自传·补录 651

爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导

A further point in his editing which Bok always kept in view was his rule that the editor must always be given the privilege of revising or editing a manuscript. Bok's invariable rule was, of course, to submit his editing for approval, but here again the bigger the personality back of the material, the more willing the author was to have his manuscript "blue pencilled," if he were convinced that the deletions or condensations improved or at least did not detract from his arguments. It was the small author who ever resented the touch of the editorial pencil upon his precious effusions.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3538
定位:Additional excerpt 651 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

博克在编辑工作中始终坚持一个原则:编辑必须拥有修改或删改稿件特权。他的一贯做法是,把修改后的稿子交给作者批准。但有趣的是,作者越是大牌,越愿意让编辑动笔删改,只要他们相信删改能改进文章,或者至少不会损害论点。反而是那些小作者,才会对编辑的笔碰触自己的心血之作感到不满。核心是:真正自信的人更愿意接受改进,而缺乏自信的人则容易抗拒批评。

上下文

出自爱德华·博克的回忆录,讲述他作为编辑与作者打交道的经验。

今日一问

当别人对你的作品提出修改意见时,你的第一反应是抗拒还是欢迎?

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