Monday, October 6, 2008  Stand Still While I Load My Editorial
Feedback into This Shotgun  Any advice on receiving revision
feedback from an editor over the phone? I had an editor call
with her thoughts (and no written follow-up) and was taken a
little off-guard. I just tried to listen, grab a pen and take
notes and not be argumentative or defensive (on the spot, I
didn't exactly agree with what she was saying). In this case, is
it fine to send an email afterward to follow-up on the
conversation, just to be sure I'm going in the right direction?
It's fine to say to the editor that you attempted to take notes
but are not sure you got all of her comments, and you'd like to
be sure you have them all before you sit down to think them
over, and would she mind sending you a written copy of her
notes. Be sure to imply (or even state) that you aren't going to
get started on the revision until you have her notes in front of
you.  Personally, I don't know why editors do this. I always
send my revision notes in a letter