tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post1541779580029757043..comments2024-03-27T04:00:02.294-04:00Comments on EditorMom: Mentors: Some Crabbiness and Some AdviceKatharine O'Moore-Klopfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699159708036532202noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-60182930711756704852007-03-03T12:13:00.000-05:002007-03-03T12:13:00.000-05:00You're right, Susan—everyone does have a dif...You're right, Susan—everyone does have a different work style. I don't expect my mentees to change their work style to match mine.<BR/><BR/>I do expect them to seek work on their own and not ask me to get it for them. That is what the mentee I discussed does: She wants me to send work her way, or at least get production editors and managing editors with projects to call her. Freelancing means that one hunts down one's own work. I'm sure that you find your own work; my mentee doesn't want to.Katharine O'Moore-Klopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699159708036532202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-73137347736705025902007-03-03T10:57:00.000-05:002007-03-03T10:57:00.000-05:00Katharine, I have been luck to have some great men...Katharine, I have been luck to have some great mentors, but one of the challenges of the mentor-mentoree relationship is understanding that not everyone has your work style. I'm a go-getter, but I tend to use a soft sell approach and one of my mentors tried to push me into a harder sell. I know she's just trying to get me to sell myself, but I'm not always comfortable cold calling.Susan Johnston Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225671002159447902noreply@blogger.com