Was it perfect? No. But I saw the potential in it. I think with a bit of tweaking my client will have a great novel on his hands.
Yup, I officially edited a 200+ page zombie manuscript sent in from one of my reoccurring clients. It had a great twist on Earth after the zombie outbreak and some interesting characters too.
Was it perfect? No. But I saw the potential in it. I think with a bit of tweaking my client will have a great novel on his hands.
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Thus far I have two:
- A Collection of Alaskan Articles - Various Sections of a Proposal I'm happy I get to work with these two clients, they're regulars for me and a joy to work with. Still putting feelers out though, I love getting new work to edit! Do you know anyone who might need an extra set of eyes? Warm regards, Kellie I got a new client last week - a children's book writer! It's something very different than I usually partake in - I've done fantasy and poems in the past - so I'm quite excited to edit his work.
I conducted the Meet-n-Greet last week, just a simple hello, how'd you get into writing conversation at the local bookstore. We'll have another meeting this week to go over his work. Last week went smoothly so I'm sure this one will go well too. =) 2013 is starting off great! Ahh, the wonders of social media... I put an ad on craigslist about my services last week and already got two bites! One from a poet who's going to be self-publishing her anthology and another from a writer who's going to self-publish a manuscript of anecdotes.
I'm so happy, my little freelance business is off and running! Now, enough talk, time to edit! One of the worst feelings I have to deal with as an editor is when I have to tell my clients their work isn't up to par. The crestfallen expression on their face, the down-turned eyes, the slumped attitude, it's difficult to see because I know how that feels. I know that empty feeling you get when all your hard work is scribbled over with a red (or purple or blue) pen. I've had it happen in my college classes, in my critique groups, in my adventures with freelance article writing. And knowing that I was the person to cause such emotional distress. It hurts.
But I also know the edits that I make on each individual work are not meant to be an attack on your self, rather a helping hand for your writing. The way I see it, either you can filter the comments into your emotional side or you can filter them into your rational side. The rational side will tell you the critique is only there to show you how to become a better writer and you should at least look at the ideas posed, whereas the emotional side will have you eating ice cream out of a bucket for a week to dull the pain. Which one would you rather be doing? |
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