Comments on: How to Edit Another Writer’s Writing – 7 Editing Tips http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/how-to-edit-another-writers-writing-editing-tips/ Tips for writers, freelancers, and novelists paired with quips from successful authors, to help you write better! Tue, 15 May 2012 00:28:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/how-to-edit-another-writers-writing-editing-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5752 Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:48:01 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/?p=2452#comment-5752 Thanks for your comments! I think receiving a critique or editing of your writing is much more difficult at the beginning of your writing career. Once you get used to other writers (and non-writers) tearing your work apart, it gets easier :-) My main complaint with people who edit my work is that they're not tough enough. I might have to start hiring an editor to whip my words into shape! Thanks for your comments!

I think receiving a critique or editing of your writing is much more difficult at the beginning of your writing career. Once you get used to other writers (and non-writers) tearing your work apart, it gets easier :-)

My main complaint with people who edit my work is that they’re not tough enough. I might have to start hiring an editor to whip my words into shape!

]]> By: cmdweb http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/how-to-edit-another-writers-writing-editing-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5730 cmdweb Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:52:19 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/?p=2452#comment-5730 I remember having my very first technical writing job edited by a colleague some 15 years ago now. It was incredibly disheartening to see the amount of red pen on the pages. As it turned out, this was this particular person's speciality, making the novice feel bad. He didn't provide any real explanation of his mark-up and liked to ensure that his writing style was imposed on a piece that was supposed to be devoid of style. Needless to say I took it all very personally at the time, but you live and learn. I remember having my very first technical writing job edited by a colleague some 15 years ago now. It was incredibly disheartening to see the amount of red pen on the pages. As it turned out, this was this particular person’s speciality, making the novice feel bad.
He didn’t provide any real explanation of his mark-up and liked to ensure that his writing style was imposed on a piece that was supposed to be devoid of style.
Needless to say I took it all very personally at the time, but you live and learn.

]]> By: Bruce H. Johnson http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/how-to-edit-another-writers-writing-editing-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5727 Bruce H. Johnson Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:17:41 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/?p=2452#comment-5727 If you're doing a big edit rather than a casual glance, ask for the full design: - Elevator speech - Back blurb - Full design notes of them, concept, plot structure, beat sheet, et. al. - Medium and full sysnopis - Perhaps the character notes If the writer doesn't have them, it might be a reasonable idea to have them do it. If the ms is at the editing stage (at least according to the author), they'll need to be there anyway to be commercially viable. With these "extras" you might have a better chance of returning a meaningful edit since both you and the writer are operating from the same basic criteria. Check the link if you wish; there's a blog post on Artists and Critics. If you’re doing a big edit rather than a casual glance, ask for the full design:
- Elevator speech
- Back blurb
- Full design notes of them, concept, plot structure, beat sheet, et. al.
- Medium and full sysnopis
- Perhaps the character notes

If the writer doesn’t have them, it might be a reasonable idea to have them do it. If the ms is at the editing stage (at least according to the author), they’ll need to be there anyway to be commercially viable.

With these “extras” you might have a better chance of returning a meaningful edit since both you and the writer are operating from the same basic criteria.

Check the link if you wish; there’s a blog post on Artists and Critics.

]]> By: Peggy http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/how-to-edit-another-writers-writing-editing-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5726 Peggy Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:02:05 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/?p=2452#comment-5726 Excellent advice! I do a lot of critiquing - as opposed to editing - and this all still applies. I will refer to it often to improve my work. Excellent advice! I do a lot of critiquing – as opposed to editing – and this all still applies. I will refer to it often to improve my work.

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