Chapter 36 be responsible for your actions

Sachs is a competent editor with a high work ethic.Someone once praised the extraordinary level of editing of Sax: with a wave of his blue pencil, champagne can be poured out of bare rocks. At the age of thirty, Sachs was able to use the editing business freely. He had a real sense of style and profound literary knowledge, and he also mastered many specific publishing techniques: from design, book publishing, and even distribution work.These are hardly easy.As an editor can do this, generally speaking, it is commendable. Morris of Columbia University.Professor Valencie sent his manuscript "The Third Heaven" to Random Press, where Sachs worked.

Sachs, who reviewed the work, found it, for me, to be an intelligent and thorough study, rich in content, style, and scholarship, and fully deserving of publication. He said affirmatively: I can safely say that if we don't publish this book, other publishers will publish this book.But we were the first publisher to read the book. However, despite Sachs' full confidence and enthusiasm for "The Third Heaven", "The Third Heaven" was rejected by his colleagues. According to the general practice, after the editor in charge recommends and strives hard, if nothing works, the manuscript should be returned to the author, at least it will be worthy of the heart.However, as an editor, Sachs did not let go of this. He could not bear to lose a truly valuable manuscript.

In a letter to Morris, he still encouraged the author: Personally, I think your work will add color to the Oxford University Press bibliography, and I strongly request that the manuscript be sent to them.In fact, I would love to recommend your manuscript to that publisher. In order to ensure the smooth publication of "The Third Heaven", he even reconsidered the title of the book: May I make a suggestion on the title of the book? How about "Ode to Love"?Please consider this alternate title. After Sachs' death, he changed the title of "The Third Heaven" to "Ode to Love", which was finally published by Macmillan after many twists and turns.

Best-selling author Bud.By the time Schulberg finished the first draft of "On the Waterfront" and was about to polish it and go to press, the film rights to the novel had already been sold. At this time, there is a question of whether the novel or the movie should be decided, and every second counts.Sachs can try his best to publish the novel as soon as possible, before the film is made. However, he thinks that the proof copy has been sent, and it needs to be carefully reviewed, especially the real situation of the waterfront area, which needs to be reviewed and confirmed. So, he took the lead and invited Brown, a real dock worker in the waterfront area.

The office is too messy and colleagues are too curious to work.I am now working on the manuscript at home, and with this longshoreman by my side, the proofreading process will go much faster, and the proof will be sent out in no time.He hurriedly reported to the supervisor. Therefore, all board and lodging are at his home.Here, the author, editor, and provider of work materials are integrated into one, fully expressing the sense of responsibility and mission as an editor. He only has the author, works and readers in his mind, and he never neglects the three, which is the most valuable professional ethics and quality of a conscientious editor.

Sachs is not blindly admiring the author unprincipled.Even if it is a well-known author who writes flawed works, he will never sympathize with his own opinions.He doesn't want to accommodate the author, and he doesn't want to delay the reader in order to meet the author's request. After reviewing the famous writer Patrick.After Colum's manuscript of "The Soaring Swan", he solemnly and seriously reproached the author for his irresponsible attitude towards readers. He said: Please do trust me, if there is anything I can do to salvage the manuscript of this book, I will definitely say so.But unfortunately, I am sure that this novel cannot be salvaged!I am particularly displeased that the novel should be Padraic.Colum's work, because I have always admired you.

★Life is delicious★ One takes responsibility for one's actions and takes pride in one's actions.If you devote yourself to work with such an attitude, you will definitely achieve good results, so how can you not be admirable?