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have to keep in mind how the story will affect the people of
Mukilteo. So, if the Seattle Times wants you to publish
something that happened in Seattle, you might have to refuse
the Seattle Times, because you have to keep in mind that the
reader is in Mukilteo not Seattle.
Q) How do you use revision and editing to create more
accessible, comprehensible, and usable documents,
presentations, and visuals?
A) My job is to make information easy, accessible,
comprehensible, and manageable to read. To make things
easier to read, I use subheads. I always try to make things
easy to read, because I want my audience to stay with the
story and be enlightened by the story. An inspirational story,
which you just can’t put down, and one that is easy to digest.
As a journalist, I have to write at a 6th grade reading level,
because it has to be easy to understand.
Q) How much does a draft change from the initial plan to the
penultimate version?
A) As far as draft is concerned, not very much, because I do a
lot of planning in my head. I am constantly thinking about the