{"id":6143,"date":"2014-06-30T10:25:44","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T10:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/experts\/write-from-memory-first-and-then-add-the-details-and-technicalities\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:10:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:40:47","slug":"write-from-memory-first-and-then-add-the-details-and-technicalities","status":"publish","type":"experts","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/write-from-memory-first-and-then-add-the-details-and-technicalities","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Write from memory first, and then add the details and technicalities.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"question\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Can you describe your career in short? How did you decide to become a professional editor?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">I am an academic by profession with a profound love of writing. I\u2019ve worked at a university as part of the faculty for almost 20 years, a career that found me rather than the other way round. The last 13 years or so have been spent writing, researching, and finishing up post-grad studies (and supervising students to finish theirs). Like academia, editing found me.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"question\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Tell us about your specialized subject of interest. What new developments are you eagerly following and believe are especially significant to the progress of your field?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">My area is specifically communication, media, and organisational behaviour. In terms of developments, my interest lies deeply in technology and how it influences the way we interact, communicate, work, live, and think. Life as we know it is changing, and it is our job to understand the impact of these changes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"question\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">You are part of the Center of Excellence for Sociology, Anthropology, and Organizational Behavior at Editage, CACTUS. How does this association with an area of specialization influence your approach towards editing? What do you like most about this area of study? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">I try to make the piece I am working on more \u2018human,\u2019 as the field is a very human one. As such, I often go for a more conversational tone, although I always keep within the author\u2019s style as well. This area of study is, again, human. It\u2019s alive and dynamic.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"question\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Is there anything specific you do to provide high-quality edits across various manuscripts?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">For each paper, I try to \u2018get into the head\u2019 of each author. I try to pick up their thoughts, their writing patterns, and their motivations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"question\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">As an editor, how do you define a good English paper? Do you have any advice for authors on how to improve their writing skills? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">For me a good English paper is concise without any \u2018extra\u2019 words. My advice is a clich\u00e9: keep it short and simple! And don\u2019t try and use \u2018fancy\u2019 words, which often detract from your meaning.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"question\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">What advice would you give to editors on how to sustain their interest in editing and provide the client with high-quality work?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Edit pieces that interest you and be open to everything. Sometimes, the most interesting pieces have nothing to do with your usual frame of reference.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"question\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Please tell us more about yourself; what are your hobbies or activities you enjoy when you are not working?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"\/files\/photo-2jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-element file-teaser\" style=\"float: right; margin: 5px;\" title=\"Nicolette Papastefanou\" src=\"http:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/medium\/public\/photo-2.JPG?itok=tSYBcSv1\" alt=\"Nicolette Papastefanou\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">I enjoy scuba diving and am currently pursuing further professional development in this regard\u2014currently I am Padi Advanced certified. I also love travelling, usually to off-the-beaten-track places where one can rediscover the soul. In winter, I ski; in summer, I walk, kayak, and dive as often as possible; and throughout the year I enjoy cooking, photography, and dreaming about winning the lotto so that I can fulfil all my dreams! My next big adventure is hopefully a marine conservation expedition (soon as those lotto winnings come in!). I try also to get home to visit my family as often as I can.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"question\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">A few words for our clients\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Write from memory first, and then add the details and technicalities. This generally helps avoid superfluity and redundancy. 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