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You\u2019re writing? And feeling a bit pulled in two directions at once? Perhaps that\u2019s not surprising. Writers have two inter-related personae \u2013the Creator and the Editor. Well, that\u2019s according to Joni B Cole<\/a>, and indeed a lot of other people who offer writing advice.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t scoff just yet. Thinking about this inner duo\u00a0can<\/em>\u00a0be very helpful for academic writers. According to Cole, who teaches creative writing, the Creator is an \u201cartistic genius prone to bouts of agonising self-doubt\u201d as well as feelings of exhilarating over-confidence. On the one hand, the Creator\u2019s job is to allow \u201crich unfiltered material\u2026 to flow onto the page\u201d. The Editor, on the other hand, \u201ccleans up the Creator\u2019s mess\u201d and is \u201ccapable of achieving miracles in the revision process\u201d.<\/p>\n

Cole notes that these two writer personae are temperamentally opposed to each other and can easily sabotage each other if they are both in play at once. The Editor can stop the Creator from writing, and the Creator can be so attached to their words and so fearful of change that they stop the Editor from doing their job.<\/p>\n

Now Cole\u2019s conjoined writer twins can be read as a split between writing and reading \u2013 with the Creator writing and the Editor reading. However the Creator reads their text as they go along, but their reading focus is on generating and developing their ideas (narrative, characters, theme etc.)( for more on reading while writing, see for example\u00a0Brandt 1990<\/a>.) And the Editor doesn\u2019t just read. They write too. They might make notes, and restructure and rewrite sections of text (or cut some things altogether). So both Creators and Editors read and write. But differently.<\/p>\n

Now, equating writing only with the Editor can cause problems. If the writer in Creator mode automatically switches into Editor mode when reading their draft, then this can seriously disrupt the writing-reading-writing practice of generating text. Creators need to read like Creators when they are first-drafting, not like Editors. Or they may need to switch into Editor mode for a little while, and then reboot their Creator.<\/p>\n

Getting the right writing -reading functions happening at the right time is important. But there are further implications of this dual writing heuristic too, particularly for the giving and receiving of feedback.<\/p>\n

Cole suggests that writers often approach any public feedback, perhaps given during workshops (read supervision here), as Creators. They want reassurance and affirmation, sometimes adulation. Writers can forget to switch off their Creator when the conversation shifts \u2013 and then they don\u2019t hear the constructive criticism they are given \u2013 rather, they experience it as a rejection of their work.<\/p>\n

Cole advises that those giving feedback need to deal with both the Creator and the Editor. They need to give some reassurance to the Creator first of all, and engage with the positive aspects of the work that has been presented. This is the academic equivalent of the supervisor discussing what\u2019s already strong. Then the person giving feedback needs to signal that they are about to address the writer\u2019s Editor. And their task becomes one of helping the Editor focus.<\/p>\n

Even when writers are in Editor mode they can easily get overwhelmed by feedback which gives too many points for revision. Editors need to tackle problems strategically, dealing with the most serious to start with. As Coles helpfully puts it, \u201c the rougher the draft, the fewer the variables you need to throw at the writer at once.\u201d The feedback goal is to energise the writer. Feedback to creative writers, Coles says, often starts with characterisation as this generally drives plot. But when dealing with a thesis, supervisors often begin with the structure of the argument rather than the substantive detail of particular sections.<\/p>\n

Cole suggests that giving feedback strategically often ends up with the writer in Editor mode doing more than what was suggested. This is because the big and early strategic changes often lead naturally to other readjustments.<\/p>\n

When the Creator feels secure, and the Editor has made major changes, the feedback can become more detailed, more focused on finer details. Line edits are usually left to near the end of the rewriting process.<\/p>\n

Coles also notes that not all Creators and Editors are the same. \u201c Some writers\u201d she says, \u201c can choke on a crumb; others are able to handle more feedback at a sitting\u201d \u2013 although all writers, she suggests, needs help setting priorities.<\/p>\n

So maybe not a problem to feel a little Yin and Yang about your writing. Just got to get the balance happening. And perhaps Cole\u2019s\u2019 version of Creator and Editor can be of help to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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