Playing Editor

By --Deb on

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Suggested by John :

How about a chance to play editor-in-chief? Fill in the blanks:

__________ would have been a much better book if ______________________.


Don’t forget to leave a link to your actual response (so people don’t have to go searching for it) in the comments—or if you prefer, leave your answers in the comments themselves!

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80 responses

  1. Kat

    Happy BTT! Here’s mine 🙂

  2. trish

    My answer, if you can call it that, is up. Come check it out! And if you leave a comment, I’ll be sure to stop by your blog as well. 😀
    http://trishsdiary.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/playing-editor-booking-through-thursday/

  3. bethany canfield

    it is up!!!!! check it out. it will shock you…or maybe not. tell me either way.

    http://exlibrisbb.blogspot.com/2008/03/booking-through-thrusday.html

  4. pussreboots

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix could have been a better book if it had actually been edited.

    I’ll come up with a longer answer tomorrow.

  5. Mikko

    I had to think about this a while, but then I came up with a perfect case. Read about it here: http://www.melankolia.net/mikkoreads/2008/03/btt_playing_editor.html

  6. gautami tripathy

    I posted:

    http://readingandmorereading.blogspot.com/2008/03/booking-through-editing.html

  7. Melody

    Interesting question!
    Here’s mine.

    Happy BTT!

  8. BooksPlease

    I loved this question. See:

    http://booksplease.blogspot.com/2008/03/playing-editor-booking-through-thursday.html

    Happy BTT!

  9. thatsthebook

    Great questions, here’s my answer:

    http://thatsthebook.blog.com/2869548/

  10. Marg

    Fun question!

    Here’s my answer

    http://readingadventures.blogspot.com/2008/03/playing-editor.html

  11. madi

    Done!!

  12. Nithin

    Here’s my answer:

    BTT: Playing Editor.

  13. Jennifer

    Good question 🙂 Here’s mine: http://breathlessmind.blogspot.com/2008/03/booking-through-thursday_13.html

  14. mervih

    Here’s mine:
    http://mervih.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/playing-editor/
    Happy BTT!

  15. Maree

    Okay. It’s rambly, but it’s up here:
    http://justaddbooks.blogspot.com/2008/03/booking-through-thursday_13.html

  16. Rhinoa

    Mine is up here

  17. Stephanie

    Interesting question!! My answer is up:
    http://stephaniesbooks.blogspot.com/2008/03/booking-through-thursday-playing-editor.html

  18. Amy(The Sleepy Reader)

    I posted my answer at my new blog home.

  19. Ann Darnton

    Hi there! I’m up here:
    http://web.mac.com/ann163125/Table_Talk/Table_Talk_Blog/Entries/2008/3/13_Booking_Through_Thursday_Playing_Editor.html

    and now off visiting.

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  21. shereadsbooks

    Short verion: the Harry Potter books would have been better if they had been edited down to size.

    Long version: http://shereadsbooks.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/btt-playing-editor/

  22. Idaho Gal

    I still don’t know how I feel about this question.

    Here it is!

    http://idahogalsrants.blogspot.com/2008/03/btt-playing-editor.html

  23. Lezlie

    Tough one, but here’s my answer:

    http://booksnbordercollies.blogspot.com/2008/03/booking-through-thursday_13.html

  24. Chris@bookarama

    Great question!

    http://chris-book-a-rama.blogspot.com/2008/03/btt-big-red-pen.html

  25. Alix

    Interesting question, I’m looking forward to the answers. Mine is up here

  26. John Mutford

    Thanks for using my suggestion. My response is here.

  27. Cass

    http://www.midlifemusings.com/2008/03/13/editor-in-chief/

  28. Suey

    I have a couple of ideas:
    http://sueysbooks.blogspot.com/2008/03/booking-through-thursday-playing-editor.html

  29. joanna

    Here’s mine:
    http://lostinagoodstory.blogspot.com/2008/03/playing-editor-booking-through-thursday.html

    This was a tough one!

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  31. Heather (errantdreams)

    Mine’s up for the first time in about three weeks: and here it is.

  32. A

    Here it is:

    http://gocrazybananza.blogspot.com/2008/03/booking-through-thursday-7.html

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  34. Brad K

    http://www.itsaboutmakingbabies.com/2008/03/13/btt-play-editor/

    And I like the Kris Longknife books!

  35. Michael

    Here are a couple of my humble suggestions. ;o)
    http://michael-oddsandends.blogspot.com/2008/03/booking-through-thursday-playing-editor.html

  36. andygrrrl

    Watch me dare to take on Austen at:

    http://andylibris.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/booking-through-thursday/

    Love this meme!

  37. sya

    I’m up.

    http://www.gamalei.net/syaffolee/2008/03/memes-booking-through-thursday-playing.html

  38. Jan

    Here is my answer…kind of no answer!

    http://readingetc.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/playing-editor/

  39. Sarah

    I’m new, this is my first week here. 🙂 I wish I could think of a better book. This morning I was very groggy, lol.

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  41. Leah

    Come visit the nook to see my answer! Fun question!

    http://thefriendlybooknook.com/2008/03/13/booking-through-thursday-playing-editor/

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  43. lisamm

    Mine’s up:

    http://lisamm.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/booking-through-thursday-playing-editor/

  44. Jamie

    Mine is up!
    http://sizzle354.blogspot.com/2008/03/booking-through-thursday-10.html

  45. CJHill

    Great question!

    Mine’s up via a direct link with my name.

  46. pussreboots

    I write a longer answer.

  47. blbooks

    http://blbooks.blogspot.com/2008/03/btt-editing-fun.html

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  49. Lenneth

    Mine is here: http://foxywriter.com/2008/03/13/btt-playing-editor/

  50. Andi

    For what it’s worth! Mostly snark:

    http://estellasrevenge.blogspot.com/2008/03/short-story-time.html

  51. Matthew

    Here is mine. Not much this week. Happy BTT. 🙂

  52. Breeni Books

    http://breenibooks.blogspot.com/2008/03/booking-through-thursday-12-playing.html

    Happy BTT!

  53. Samantha Stopple

    Here’s my not much of an answer:

    http://ibrakeforyarnhooksandbooks.blogspot.com/2008/03/booking-through-thursday-playing-editor.html

  54. beastmomma

    Herre is my response:
    http://beastmomma.squarespace.com/from-shelf-to-hand/2008/3/13/booking-through-thursday-2.html

  55. raidergirl3

    Here’s mine: http://raidergirl3-anadventureinreading.blogspot.com/2008/03/booking-through-thursday-playing-editor.html

  56. Kris

    Mine’s up!
    http://notenoughbooks.blogspot.com/2008/03/booking-through-thursday-editor.html

  57. Tara

    Good question! I had no trouble answering it at all! Here’s my response:

    http://talesofabookaddict.blogspot.com/2008/03/btt-playing-editor.html

  58. Susan Helene Gottfried

    Hee! I couldn’t resist some wishful thinking.

  59. Melissa Brinkley

    Here’s mine — http://boyett-brinkley.blogspot.com

  60. Kristen

    I just found this site! Very fun… Here’s my link!

    http://bookclubclassics.com/Blog/2008/03/13/booking-through-thursday-mar-13/

  61. Susan L.

    Great question! Here’s My Answer:

    http://susanlovestoread.blogspot.com/2008/03/how-about-chance-to-play-editor-in.html

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  63. Lynda

    Mines up – first time playing ;0)

    http://lyndasbookblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/booking-through-thursday.html

  64. Bart

    Well, here’s mine.

  65. Kimmie

    This is a good one. Mine’s at http://kimmieskrap.blogspot.com/2008/03/booking-through-thursday-playing-editor.html

  66. Aria

    http://onemorechapterforaria.blogspot.com/2008/03/playing-editor-btt.html

    Much later than normal but at least its still Thursday (in this part of the world…)

  67. Janiejane

    MIne’s up!
    http://somanybookreviews.blogspot.com/2008/03/btt-playing-editor.html

  68. Michelle

    http://www.inthelouvre.org/btt/march-13-2008/

  69. Kim L

    Here’s mine

    Happy BTT.

  70. JLS Hall

    Well, it’s almost not Thursday anymore, but here’s mine.
    http://jlshall.blogspot.com/2008/03/booking-through-thursday-playing-editor.html

  71. LoriG

    Finally up. It was a tough night. http://eaca.blogspot.com/2008/03/booking-through-thursday-playing-editor.html

  72. Juli (Can I Borrow You Book?)

    Here it is

    http://caniborrowyourbook.blogspot.com/2008/03/playing-editor-btt.html

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  74. islandeditions

    Haven’t played in a while… here’s mine:

    http://islandeditions.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/booking-through-thursday-playing-editor/

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  76. Florinda

    Better late than never, I guess! 🙂

    Have a great weekend, everyone.

  77. J.C. Montgomery

    Its very sad. I am absolutely stumped. I cannot think of one book I have read that makes me want to reach for a red pen. Hmmm, either I very poor reader or very lucky.

  78. J.C. Montgomery

    Yipes, in looking at my previous comment it is obvious I am a very poor typist as well as proof-reader. Ouch.

  79. Julie

    Right here. That was a fun question!

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