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I love the editing suggestion from Steve – rephrasing an accusatorial wrong ("you buried the lead") to a writing compliment ("this is so great, let's move it up!") It's a win-win-win for editor, writer and reader.
Do you happen to know if Steve Padilla has a brother? I studied at CAL under an English professor named "Genaro Padilla." He told me back then that he had three highly successful brothers.
Sorry, it's journalese shorthand for "paragraph." We also spell "lead" as "lede." In future, I'll be mindful that not every reader is a journalist. Thanks, Marianna.
I love the editing suggestion from Steve – rephrasing an accusatorial wrong ("you buried the lead") to a writing compliment ("this is so great, let's move it up!") It's a win-win-win for editor, writer and reader.
Hi Sara, I couldn't agree more. Wouldn't it be great to be edited by Steve?
Do you happen to know if Steve Padilla has a brother? I studied at CAL under an English professor named "Genaro Padilla." He told me back then that he had three highly successful brothers.
I don't know. If you follow Steve on Twitter @StevePadilla2, you can message to ask him.
What is a graf?
Sorry, it's journalese shorthand for "paragraph." We also spell "lead" as "lede." In future, I'll be mindful that not every reader is a journalist. Thanks, Marianna.