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Self-Edit Like a Pro
To be a great editor, you must understand what makes great writing. The following chapters will show you how to become a writer who manages time well and an editor who knows how everything fits together. You’ll learn how to write with confidence, get through writer’s block with grace, and create intriguing characters. Though it might seem rudimentary, you will finally understand where those commas and apostrophes are meant to be.
No one wants to read a book with spelling errors or grammar mistakes, just as no one wants to read something with one-dimensional characters who speak like robots. This collection of writers brings you the key to unlocking the truth about writing: write what you know, but know what you write. Doing research and reading constantly is the only way to keep your writing sharp and interesting for both your audience and yourself.
You’ll see how writing is more than a job; it’s a lifestyle. If you are healthy, active, and mentally positive you can get more work done than if you lie in bed all day staring at a blank screen. I have done both, and find my time more enjoyably spent taking care of my physical and mental health rather than I would watching Netflix under my covers all day. There is a time and place for both, of course, but needing a distraction as a break and using your distraction in place of work are different things. Breaks are important for your brain to regenerate, but a few days on the internet and you’ll forget what you were even writing about!
Keep your surroundings tantalizing and inspiring and you will eventually create something—and then you’ll have to edit it. Peer editing is a helpful next step. Having another pair of eyes on your work is just as important as editing it yourself. Just like this collaborative book will seek to do, peer editing will enlighten you about your strengths and weaknesses as a writer. Everyone has them, but recognizing your weaknesses is a great place to start the editing process. If you struggle with three-dimensional characters, pay special attention to Chapter 6, where the development of characters is addressed. If you specialize in fiction, Chapter 7 will apply the rules you’ve learned to the worlds you imagine.
This compilation book will leave you feeling restless to write, and might even make you dread editing less. If you want to self-edit like a pro, trust this book to get you through the process and have your writing closer to being published. Enjoy!
No one wants to read a book with spelling errors or grammar mistakes, just as no one wants to read something with one-dimensional characters who speak like robots. This collection of writers brings you the key to unlocking the truth about writing: write what you know, but know what you write. Doing research and reading constantly is the only way to keep your writing sharp and interesting for both your audience and yourself.
You’ll see how writing is more than a job; it’s a lifestyle. If you are healthy, active, and mentally positive you can get more work done than if you lie in bed all day staring at a blank screen. I have done both, and find my time more enjoyably spent taking care of my physical and mental health rather than I would watching Netflix under my covers all day. There is a time and place for both, of course, but needing a distraction as a break and using your distraction in place of work are different things. Breaks are important for your brain to regenerate, but a few days on the internet and you’ll forget what you were even writing about!
Keep your surroundings tantalizing and inspiring and you will eventually create something—and then you’ll have to edit it. Peer editing is a helpful next step. Having another pair of eyes on your work is just as important as editing it yourself. Just like this collaborative book will seek to do, peer editing will enlighten you about your strengths and weaknesses as a writer. Everyone has them, but recognizing your weaknesses is a great place to start the editing process. If you struggle with three-dimensional characters, pay special attention to Chapter 6, where the development of characters is addressed. If you specialize in fiction, Chapter 7 will apply the rules you’ve learned to the worlds you imagine.
This compilation book will leave you feeling restless to write, and might even make you dread editing less. If you want to self-edit like a pro, trust this book to get you through the process and have your writing closer to being published. Enjoy!
22 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 6, 2014
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