Read At Your Peril

Finally I realise the value of editing, after

a lifetime spent hating this kind of thing - 

believing in al-fresco printing and spur of

the moment translation; I've read a book

whose editor was suffering from amnesia,

Parkinson’s, even schizophrenia, though

it’s more probable the real problem is the

author is a psychopath - thus he tortures

readers with psychotic editors; whatever

The author takes fiendish delight in hurting

the reader, the editor forgets what he reads

so does not take out the infinite repetitions,

after stating his case, a new point is added

then the case is restated, just one new fact

added then he restates his case again - ad

infinitum - assuming only idiots would read

him - given his subject and my colleagues’

superior demeanour on seeing my book…

He’s probably right and I’m just such a fool,

and then, in a final thrust to destroy the last

shreds of a reader’s self-control, he repeats

his 10 points at the end of the book - again!

but strong as I am; a steam locomotive has

nothing on me once I’m going, I tackled his

2^nd book immediately, interest in the subject

overriding a myriad irritations with repetitive

text, just to plunge to new depths of despair:

The author summarises his whole first book

of course! NOW I’M SHOUTING, forgive me,

I’ll edit this as soon as anger simmers down,

hell hath no fury than avid readers assaulted

by a psychopath author who demotes us to

the status of utterly lost mental cases! - I rest

my case, when I find an editor I’ll get this rant

shortened, repetitions deleted; but right now I

can only warn intrepid readers: Do Not Read

This Piece for fear of turning into me; burning

in righteous fury about this unedited piece!

Reader Beware, Read At Your Peril!