{"id":2333,"date":"2014-04-23T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littworldonline.org\/?p=2333"},"modified":"2016-11-18T22:34:28","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T22:34:28","slug":"edit-with-respect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/fr\/edit-with-respect\/","title":{"rendered":"Edit with Respect"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/div>\n

This is the third post <\/b>in a three<\/b>-part series, <\/b><\/b><\/b>“<\/b><\/b><\/b>Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts for Rookie Editors Working\"Beng<\/a> with Respected Writers,”<\/b> based on MAI’s<\/b> recent webinar, <\/b><\/b><\/b>\u201cWho? You edit me?!\u201d How can a neophyte editor work effectively with a prominent church leader? <\/a><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

By Beng Alba-Jones<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

You might be wondering, \u201cHow do I communicate respect to an author while editing his manuscript?\u201d First, keep his voice. You can\u2019t force him to sound like a hipster, urban preacher when he is more used to speaking King James style. Your goal is to simply get his message across. As much as possible, don\u2019t leave the writer in the dark. Tell him what\u2019s happening.<\/p>\n

\"Stuart<\/a>Always be a professional in your dealing with the writer. Use words that communicate respect in your correspondence. Be friendly but not overly-familiar.<\/p>\n

Keep boundaries with the opposite sex. If you\u2019re single, be careful not to send mixed signals. You are working together to help develop a book, not your feelings. If the author is married, try to get to know the wife or husband and help the spouse feel there\u2019s nothing to worry about.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re working with a popular church leader loved by thousands, be careful you don\u2019t fall into either of these two traps of thinking:<\/p>\n

\u201cWow, for somebody so young or so new in editing, don\u2019t you think I am a great editor for working with this hotshot author? I have arrived!\u201d<\/p>\n

Or<\/p>\n

\u201c Will this writer ever believe what I\u2019m ever going to say? He, is, after all, already way up there when I am way down here. I\u2019m afraid to tell him to rewrite. Might get mad at me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beware of both pride and insecurity. Both will get in the way of your becoming an excellent editor.<\/p>\n

And last but not the least, saturate everything in prayer. As a beginning editor, you need all the help you can get. If God can help young David slay the giant Goliath and help Nehemiah build the walls, He can also help you slay your giant fears and build your confidence.<\/p>\n

Like Paul, you can say, \u201cI can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Missed part one? Read “Overcoming First Impression Fears<\/a>”
\nPart two? Read “Dealing with Deadlines, Encouraging Writers<\/a>”
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beng Alba-Jones is a freelance editor and former assistant editorial manager for OMF Literature, Inc.
\n<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n

<<Register<\/em><\/strong> for<\/strong> <\/em><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/b>our free upcoming webinar on <\/em><\/strong>May 20,<\/strong><\/b><\/b><\/em>\u00a0 \u201cWriting for Children\u201d<\/strong> with award-winning children’s author Emily Lim<\/a> of Singapore. Register online now<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photo above courtesy Stuart Miles, Freedigitalphotos<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the third post in a three-part series, “Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts for Rookie Editors Working with Respected Writers,” based on MAI’s recent webinar, \u201cWho? You edit me?!\u201d How can a neophyte editor work effectively with a prominent church leader? By Beng Alba-Jones You might be wondering, \u201cHow do I communicate respect to an author […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,12],"tags":[235,59,34,267],"class_list":["post-2333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-editorial","category-mai","tag-christian-publishing","tag-editing-tips","tag-editor","tag-new-editor"],"yoast_head":"\nEdit with Respect - Media Associates International<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/fr\/edit-with-respect\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Edit with Respect - Media Associates International\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This is the third post in a three-part series, “Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts for Rookie Editors Working with Respected Writers,” based on MAI’s recent webinar, \u201cWho? You edit me?!\u201d How can a neophyte editor work effectively with a prominent church leader? By Beng Alba-Jones You might be wondering, \u201cHow do I communicate respect to an author […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/fr\/edit-with-respect\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Media Associates International\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-04-23T15:00:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-11-18T22:34:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Beng-Alba-Jones-headshot-e1392231406609.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dawn Jewell\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"\u00c9crit par\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dawn Jewell\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Dur\u00e9e de lecture estim\u00e9e\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dawn Jewell\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/#\/schema\/person\/fe9cb0aeb56fbdaecf5057c965411976\"},\"headline\":\"Edit with Respect\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-04-23T15:00:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-11-18T22:34:28+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/\"},\"wordCount\":434,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Beng-Alba-Jones-headshot-e1392231406609.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Christian publishing\",\"editing tips\",\"editor\",\"new editor\"],\"articleSection\":[\"editorial\",\"MAI\"],\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/\",\"name\":\"Edit with Respect - Media Associates International\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Beng-Alba-Jones-headshot-e1392231406609.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-04-23T15:00:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-11-18T22:34:28+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Beng-Alba-Jones-headshot-e1392231406609.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Beng-Alba-Jones-headshot-e1392231406609.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Edit with Respect\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/\",\"name\":\"Media Associates International\",\"description\":\"The power of the written word transforms lives.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Media Associates International\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/maismall.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/maismall.jpg\",\"width\":145,\"height\":60,\"caption\":\"Media Associates International\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/#\/schema\/person\/fe9cb0aeb56fbdaecf5057c965411976\",\"name\":\"Dawn Jewell\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c17432c720821e211d58fcd87b64dd7b5a20866d8381a7b281e963564019e63?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c17432c720821e211d58fcd87b64dd7b5a20866d8381a7b281e963564019e63?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Dawn Jewell\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/fr\/author\/dawnjewell\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Edit with Respect - Media Associates International","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/fr\/edit-with-respect\/","og_locale":"fr_FR","og_type":"article","og_title":"Edit with Respect - Media Associates International","og_description":"This is the third post in a three-part series, “Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts for Rookie Editors Working with Respected Writers,” based on MAI’s recent webinar, \u201cWho? You edit me?!\u201d How can a neophyte editor work effectively with a prominent church leader? By Beng Alba-Jones You might be wondering, \u201cHow do I communicate respect to an author […]","og_url":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/fr\/edit-with-respect\/","og_site_name":"Media Associates International","article_published_time":"2014-04-23T15:00:45+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-11-18T22:34:28+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Beng-Alba-Jones-headshot-e1392231406609.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Dawn Jewell","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"\u00c9crit par":"Dawn Jewell","Dur\u00e9e de lecture estim\u00e9e":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/"},"author":{"name":"Dawn Jewell","@id":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/#\/schema\/person\/fe9cb0aeb56fbdaecf5057c965411976"},"headline":"Edit with Respect","datePublished":"2014-04-23T15:00:45+00:00","dateModified":"2016-11-18T22:34:28+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/"},"wordCount":434,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Beng-Alba-Jones-headshot-e1392231406609.jpg","keywords":["Christian publishing","editing tips","editor","new editor"],"articleSection":["editorial","MAI"],"inLanguage":"fr-FR","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/","url":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/","name":"Edit with Respect - Media Associates International","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Beng-Alba-Jones-headshot-e1392231406609.jpg","datePublished":"2014-04-23T15:00:45+00:00","dateModified":"2016-11-18T22:34:28+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"fr-FR","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Beng-Alba-Jones-headshot-e1392231406609.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Beng-Alba-Jones-headshot-e1392231406609.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/edit-with-respect\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Edit with Respect"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/","name":"Media Associates International","description":"The power of the written word transforms lives.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"fr-FR"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/#organization","name":"Media Associates International","url":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/maismall.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/maismall.jpg","width":145,"height":60,"caption":"Media Associates International"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/#\/schema\/person\/fe9cb0aeb56fbdaecf5057c965411976","name":"Dawn Jewell","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c17432c720821e211d58fcd87b64dd7b5a20866d8381a7b281e963564019e63?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c17432c720821e211d58fcd87b64dd7b5a20866d8381a7b281e963564019e63?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Dawn Jewell"},"url":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/fr\/author\/dawnjewell\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}