Catchword: Tetris edit

Filed Under: English

Part of Speech: v.

Quotation: Like my editor, you have probably already grasped that Tetris editing involves moving a chunk of story—a quote, a tip, an anecdote, even just a well-turned phrase—further and further down the length of the piece, trying it out in various spots in the narrative, until you finally find a place it fits. Just like in the game. If you get to the bottom of the story and haven’t really found a spot for it, it’s probably one of those darlings you need to slaughter.

Article or Document Title:
“In Which A Phrase Is Coined” (URL)

Author:
“Magazine Man”

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Somewhere on the masthead

Date of Publication:
Jan. 19, 2005

This catchword has yet to be researched.