HP and the Work of the Editors

[alexpie at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 126166

Steveboy wrote:

> Further, I doubt that /one/ editor proofreads cover to
> cover and makes the corrections. I suspect in a rush to get it out, a
> team of editors are working on sections of the book, and that makes
> things like repetative phrases harder to catch. 
> 
> 

Editors don't proofread; proofreading is a separate process done after the 
copy editor has finished and the pages are set.
Manuscripts are almost never divided amongst editors, let alone a "team" of 
them (unless it's something styleproof, like a product manual), because each 
editor imparts his or her own style to the ms.  Finally, JKR--and any other 
author--has the right to reject corrections/edits.   I am annoyed by Ron's "groans 
of longing", which show up far more often that is reasonable and, as an 
editor, would certainly have queried them
  My guess as to why they're on a longer pub schedule is that JKR has her 
hands rather full at the moment!
Barb
LES, NYC


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