Info Desk

12:56 PM Unknown 0 Comments


When it comes to getting insight on your book, it might be a good idea to get one or two more eyes on your book that'll be focused, not on the CONTENT of your book, but the content of your book. Get what I'm saying?
You need someone to not only just look at the story you wrote, but how you wrote it. Without farther ado, I give to you, my services as: an editor/reviewer.
What does this mean?
It means I will take the story you give me and pick it apart and point out grammatical errors. I will show you where and why something doesn't make sense and then will give you a suggestion on how to fix it. I'm your very own living spell&grammar check. 
You might float over to my book and say "Well, you have grammar errors in your book, what gives you the credentials to point out them in my book?" to which my answer to your question will be this question: "Have you ever had to correct your teacher?" 
***
"It's easy to see the errors of others, but hard to see your own.You winnow like chaff the errors of others, but conceal your own —like a cheat, an unlucky throw."
~ Verse 252 of the Dhammapada translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
***

No one is perfect. When it comes to grammar mistakes in one's own work, it is sometimes difficult to actually see errors. Comment hi with an emoji if you're still with me.  When you read your work, you read what you meant, not what is down on paper. This is why peer-reviewing exists as part of a school's English curriculum (See don't destroy your English teachers yet!!). 
I do two types of  things: Reviewing and Editing. Reviewing is simply me going into your story and reading about 5-10 of your chapters (depending on length of each chapter) and giving you my overall opinion of what I've read so far and what I think you need to work on. I may comment on a few things within your story that catches my attention -- both good and bad.
EDITING is me physically editing your story/chapter for you. This is done by either sharing with me your story through google drive or sending me your story in .doc/.docx form. This is only helpful to you if you have a word processing program that accepts and reads inline comments and markups like Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, and Google Docs (The latter 2 being free). I help you with grammar: Spelling, word choice, sentence structure, voice, etc. 
So what do I have to do, Ryne? 
Very simple. First read the Rules & Guidelines, then do what the Rules & Guidelines says, then wait a little. I'll reply.