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Is your writing good enough? Editor's Notes #112 December 15, 2011 |
Hello, because it's not very good, whereas we will read a manuscript for what it could be. -- Mary Schendlinger In this issue: 1. How good is good enough? 2. Tickled my funnybone 3. Interesting Web site ========== 1. How good is good enough? How good is good enough? Depends. Are you talking heart surgery or slicing carrots for lunch? I'm talking here about how good your writing should be before you submit it to an editor. Perhaps thinking about your own writing through the lenses below will help you to focus on where to spend time on improvements.
Here's what the editor can do for you in each case.
Finally, your writing should always be as good as it can be because it represents you to the world. If you submit to a traditional publisher, you need your writing to be high quality because it is in competition with hundreds of other projects. Your brilliant idea is most important. Show it off with a unique voice set in a clear structure with an error-free manuscript. A good publisher asks an editor to work with you to improve what you've done. If you self-publish, it's up to you to find the right editor to make your best work even better. =========== 2.Tickled my funnybone Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time. =========== 3. Interesting Web site Moments of brain freeze or writers' block come to all of us. When one hits you, check out this haiku generator. The combinations of words may jumpstart your thinking -- and even if they don't, they will create some intriguing mental images. http://www.everypoet.com/haiku/default.htm =========== Do you have writing that is as good as you can make it? A sample edit shows you how much better it can be. Submit your writing to get professional help in making the next round of improvements. https://www.writershelper.com/sample-edit.html =========== For more interaction with me and other writers (and links to written bloopers that will make you laugh out loud), join Writer's Helper Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/WritersHelperEditor =========== If you know a writer who would appreciate receiving Editor's Notes, forward this issue. If someone has passed this on to you, you can get your own free subscription by signing up at https://www.writershelper.com/newsletter.html |
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