Creative Reviews discussion

Well, since Amy is confident enough in me to vouch for me and give my information out...haha...I guess I will go ahead and "advertise" that I am available for proofreading and copy/grammatical editing. I have been working with JournalStone since early in this year, so I have some experience under my belt :-)!

I have been a part of the proofreading process for the following books:
Any Witch Way
Ghosts of Coronado Bay
Imperial Hostage
That Which Should Not Be
Reign of the Nightmare Prince
Shaman's Blood
The Demon of Renaissance Drive (Also did grammatical editing)
The Pentacle Pendant
The Traiteur's Ring
Jokers Club (currently working on)

And several short stories...

I've also proofread and did light editing for a couple children's books that I received for review.

Anyone with interest or questions can contact me at mccown629[at]gmail[dot]com or gatheringleavesreviews[at]gmail[dot]com!

:-)

oh cool, you did a bunch in a short time.

I believe I started working with JournalStone in March...

Yeah, it's amazing how many you can get done! I think I got started in July and have quite a number under my belt as well. What's it like working with a centralized place, Cassie? Must be interesting!

It's neat to see the books I work on published so quickly and to help them with marketing and such by doing my blog features. It's a great place to start networking, and then have my work "established" with a real company. I have made a ton of great contacts!
I really appreciate the experience I have gained with them. My life has changed tremendously in the past six months!! If it weren't for JournalStone, I probably wouldn't be a part of this group or have my own blog or be a radio show co-host or have an interest in editing as a career...or...or...! :-)

And I've also learned SOOO much for my own writing!!!

Cassie - Gathering Leaves wrote: "And I've also learned SOOO much for my own writing!!!"

Yes - doing editing - or proofreading - forces you to really pay attention to grammar and usage - it's amazing to me how much I have learned, too - and I thought I was already pretty good ... :-)

Cassie - Gathering Leaves wrote: "And I've also learned SOOO much for my own writing!!!"

I need to email you, Cassie but while I'm here and haven't responded to this remark yet, figured I would. The basis of the Orson Scott Card Hatrack River workshop is that the more you critique others, the better your own writing becomes.

The idea is that you can be utterly UNemotional reading and critiquing another person's work so later when you look at your own--despite the emotional attachment you have to your own work--you can draw on the habits of objectivity you've hopefully formed (not guaranteed but at least the habits exist!)

I think the system works. The more I read/critique others, the better my own editing skills become. Editing is such a different beast than writing. It really takes a totally different mindset. Personally, I think it's because writing is very CREATIVE while editing is often DESTRUCTIVE and those are polar opposites so they take different mindsets. That might just be how I operate, though.

And I don't edit for a living, though I'm considering it for cash on the side ;-)

-sry

>The basis of the Orson Scott Card Hatrack River workshop is that the more you critique others, the better your own writing becomes.

I agree. I started teaching through a correspondence school seven or eight years ago, and there's nothing like needing to analyze and critique hundreds of stories to figure out what works or doesn't, and why. I told so many people that they needed more conflict in their short children's stories that I finally realized I needed more conflict in the story I'd been revisiting for several years -- and with another tweak, I sold it to Highlights magazine.

Chris Eboch

I can vouch on Cassie, she edited my two latest releases as well...
Smashwords or Kindle links?
Cassie, I'm writing, don't get too busy to work with me again, OK? Geez, all the best editors get too busy too soon!

Thanks Barb! I can't wait to see what you have for me next :-)...