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A review by murve
Developmental Editing by Scott Norton
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"A DE may point out ways an author's tone alienates certain readers..." - Scott Norton
While this book seemed promising as a technical reference, it has certainly missed the mark. The "case studies" that Norton has written seem to be his way of inserting his own personal views into what should be an otherwise unbiased title. Norton's excessively specific case studies about theoretical novels could have been about meerkats or knitting rather than religion and transphobic narratives. A single pass by any sensitivity reader would have prevented this title's shortcomings.
While this book seemed promising as a technical reference, it has certainly missed the mark. The "case studies" that Norton has written seem to be his way of inserting his own personal views into what should be an otherwise unbiased title. Norton's excessively specific case studies about theoretical novels could have been about meerkats or knitting rather than religion and transphobic narratives. A single pass by any sensitivity reader would have prevented this title's shortcomings.