can't help telling stories
This wasn’t exactly my path to editing, but I certainly shared the reading — a lot — step. I didn’t focus on quality reading. But reading badly written material can be educational, too. If you’re looking for an editor, you might want to ask how many of the steps he or she took.
How I Became an Editor (and Advice If You Want to Be One Too) – Next Step Editing
http://www.nextstepediting.com/how-i-became-an-editor-and-advice-if-you-want-to-be-one-too/
Darcy Pattison offers a few good answers in this essay. I think my favorite is about audience. I remember struggling with this concept when I was taking college classes. I read almost anything, so whatever “audience” was, I was pretty sure I wasn’t typical. Pattison’s explanaton would have saved me a lot of time back then.
Is My Story Good or Bad? Wrong Question | Fiction Notes
http://www.darcypattison.com/revision/is-my-story-good-or-bad-wrong-question/
Here’s a reality check that’s both accurate and encouraging.
On Writing With A Day Job, and Expectations Vs. Reality
http://observationdeck.io9.com/on-writing-with-a-day-job-and-expectations-vs-reality-1682791792/+rtgonzalez
Ok, but will they work on Super Bowl Sunday?
5 Distraction-Free Writing Tips and Tools – Writer’s Circle
http://writerscircle.com/2014/09/5-distractionfree-writing-tips-and-tools.html
My experience with Irish writers has often been a sense of eavesdropping on someone’s personal conversation. I can’t explain why I feel this way. I just feel a certain raw nerve in what I’ve read.
In any case, I found eavesdropping on this conversation with Anne Enright enlightening. The world view is different from what most of my US-centric writing friends exhibit.
Anne Enright: How the world reads Irish writers
http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/anne-enright-how-the-world-reads-irish-writers-1.2085668
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