What We Have is a Difference of Opinion

A few years ago, the first associate editor of The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, Yehuda Lev, penned an article on publishing perils. Here are some tidbits you’ll find interesting:

• Writers are not unemployed; they’re between assignments

• Publishers worry about bottom lines; editors worry about what’s above the line

• A knowledgeable readership keeps writers on their toes and catches untruths

• Many times, the generation gap between veteran and newbie writers needs to be explained (for example, streets and buildings change over time)