Working with Writers

I thoroughly enjoyed the reading about working with writers. I have a tendency to get high and mighty when I edit another's work, so these rules and steps really helped a lot. Here are five rules that I composed to work in conjunction with the others.

1. Understand the material you are editing. If we understand the material we are editing, it would make it easier, and possibly less necessary, to edit.

2. Make sure writer understands your edits. I have edited many papers for friends and family and they have asked e about my edits. If the writer understands the edits that you made, they might be able to know what mistakes they are making.

3. Correct only what you believe is wrong. Work with the writer when trying to determine what is really correct. You may make an editing error that might have been intentional.

4. Take yourself out of the editing element and try to understand the message. As editors, it is important to understand the content we are reading. Instead of being critical of every mistake, maybe we should look at the message rather than the way it is written.

5. Look to the writer for help when editing. The writer can be a good source to use when trying to figure out how to effectively edit their story.

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