By John Fish
Having issues with coming up with ideas on what to write? Worried that your edits are not up to par with others? Are you a writer who needs an editor for your stories? Are you an editor looking to get your feet wet with editing a writer’s stories? Look no further than The Writing Board.
Many writers and editors face challenges starting out and further down the line of their career path. Writers face the troublesome Writers Block and editors face the overwhelming stages of editing. But here, you can find your footing. For writers and editors alike, both can find their start or their aid here.
For writers, a few ideas for you can come to mind by taking in your surroundings and inspirations from what you know. The ambitious and foolish believe originality is still out there only by looking within when in reality it exists all around us, only through inspiration does one create originality. For the start of this blog post, I give you writers an idea to start with: A living planet presenting itself to one of its inhabitants as one of them. This idea is not original since the concept of living/sentient celestial bodies have existed like Ego from Marvel Comics and Cinematic Universes and Brother Moons from Dead Space 3. But, it’s how you present the concept that matters. Jot down something and run with it. Forget the vanity of it, focus on the concept.
For editors, your task is to ensure readability of what has been written. Your job is equally as challenging in its own way. While you are not responsible for the creation, you are responsible for the presentation. I’m going to provide you with a method of editing: S.C.O.R.E. Method. Scrutinize, Comprehend, Optimize, Review, and Evaluate. Scrutinize the errors and rectify them. Comprehend the edits for quality reading. Optimize the work for cohesiveness. Review the edits. Evaluate the edits and final product. With this method, you will be able to make your life easier.
I genuinely hope that the advice in this blog post will suffice for now. Do not be afraid to ask your peers for assistance and advice. Happy writing.