An editor’s notebook: When it comes to metaphors, don’t be a slut
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An editor’s notebook: When it comes to metaphors, don’t be a slut

Editors deal in meaning. Metaphors are great for meaning — until they get out of hand. What do you tell an author whose relationship with metaphors has become promiscuous? Today’s example, like yesterday’s, comes from a book I was editing. The author had great ideas and an engaging writing style, but occasionally got carried away….