tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post3540371568563356820..comments2024-03-28T17:30:06.439-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Interview with Susan Ferguson Part TwoJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-50609588241011302782011-08-13T00:35:01.260-04:002011-08-13T00:35:01.260-04:00I use Word's "track changes" system ...I use Word's "track changes" system in two situations: <br /><br />1) Some writers do not want me to make actual changes to their text. They want to see recommendations where changes SHOULD be made; they want final say over whether the changes meet their needs. I am more likely to use this method when I am editing a text for content and accuracy instead of editing for grammar and punctuation. I return the "tracked changes" manuscript to the writer and the writer decides whether to make the recommended changes. I usually don't see the manuscript again after I have returned it to the writer.<br /><br />2) The second situation in which I use the "track changes" system is when I have been authorized by the writer to go ahead and make the necessary changes/corrections to a text. In this situation, I use the "track changes" system to make all manner of changes (content, accuracy, punctuation, grammar, spelling, consistency) and then I save the "tracked changes" file so the writer can see where changes have been made. I then "accept all changes" and create a final clean/corrected final file to give to the writer. I also give the writer the "tracked changes" file so he or she can compare the clean, final file to the original file to see where changes have been made. <br />I hope this answers your question.Sue Godat Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05243369290369859446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-59361957015396963372011-07-28T12:31:41.291-04:002011-07-28T12:31:41.291-04:00Susan, when you edit a piece of fiction using Word...Susan, when you edit a piece of fiction using Word Tracking, do you expect a clean copy back from authors?E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-15060022454935028692011-07-27T22:35:32.380-04:002011-07-27T22:35:32.380-04:00Susan, Thanks for the interview.Susan, Thanks for the interview.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.com