Technical Communication Quarterly Jun 1992

The professional writing teacher as author's editor

Bruce W. Speck University of Memphis

Abstract

Editing includes teaching authors how to write, but the traditional editor's task, like the teacher's, is complicated by the additional requirement of being a gatekeeper of an author's work. When teachers (like editors) see their primary task as judges or gatekeepers, they can become engaged in adversarial relationships that contradict their role as enablers/teachers. The author's editor, on the other hand, is an emerging model of the editor‐author relationship that focuses on helping authors meet the expectations of gatekeeping journal and book editors. Teachers can use the author's‐editor model in the professional writing classroom to minimize the current‐traditional emphasis on the product and emphasize the collaborative nature of the writing process.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
1992-06-01
DOI
10.1080/10572259209359505
Open Access
Closed
Topics
professional writing

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