Ah, the power of the thumb! :-) - Mario López-Goicoechea - Medium

Editing would require far less time and effort if I were an editor who simply read a piece and, as in Roman gladiator times, after a few moments of deliberation, pointed my thumb either upwards or downwards and then moved on to the next piece in my queue.

What I Love Most About Being an Editor

Art Bram

Mario López-Goicoechea

Sep 30, 2021

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Ah, the power of the thumb! :-)

Mario López-Goicoechea

Written by Mario López-Goicoechea

London-based, Cuban writer. Author of “Cuban, Immigrant, and Londoner” https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6886/9781528994293 https://acubaninlondon.medium.com/membership

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