Editing
Somehow I was the one that edited the upcoming Desert Writers Guild anthology. Our editor had her lost her flash drive with the copy, but she had forwarded the completed version to me as a back up. Let me say I hate editing.
What should have been a simple process turned into a nightmare. Two ladies had so many errors that there were corrections on every page. There was not time to give it back to them to correct. Both manuscripts were filled with misspelled words and incomplete sentences. It was a shock as both of these ladies are good story tellers. I came to the conclusion that they had hurried to submit the stories before our deadline and did not use the spell or grammar check.
When you write make sure you use the tools available. Read your work aloud and re-edit. If possible, have someone else edit your story before turning it in for publication.
What should have been a simple process turned into a nightmare. Two ladies had so many errors that there were corrections on every page. There was not time to give it back to them to correct. Both manuscripts were filled with misspelled words and incomplete sentences. It was a shock as both of these ladies are good story tellers. I came to the conclusion that they had hurried to submit the stories before our deadline and did not use the spell or grammar check.
When you write make sure you use the tools available. Read your work aloud and re-edit. If possible, have someone else edit your story before turning it in for publication.
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William
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Sep 15, 2012 08:05AM
I've been busy editing three different works at the same time; one's finished, one is getting there as more of a final proofread, and the last will need polishing, though I'm nearly done with it.
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William wrote: "I've been busy editing three different works at the same time; one's finished, one is getting there as more of a final proofread, and the last will need polishing, though I'm nearly done with it."I really don't like editing, but it is so necessary. William, you need to celebrate when you finish all three!
William wrote: "I'm rather exhausted by it all!"Totally understandable.
