Comments on: Editing – what is it good for?

By: Angeliki

Angeliki — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 10:48:12 +0000

Garbage? come on! This is not true. To write in a free way is the best, and most helpfull I think

By: Angeliqa Jonsson

Angeliqa Jonsson — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 08:43:17 +0000

Personally I prefer reading blogs that are personal and real. Which means that the people are real and the quotes are actual quotes :).

Being swedish writing in english it is however a bit different.
When writing in swedish my words sometimes come out differently in english. Word’s I have learnt in english can sometimes be more complex or way too simple for their purpose.
I always proof read everything a few times before publishing to try and make sure it makes sense, but sometimes I need an extra set of native english speaking eyes to build sentences that express what I want to say :).

Feedback is always good but I do believe in keeping it as real as possible and as close as possible to the real story.

Good post! Made me give an extra thought to the occupation.

By: Tim Richards

Tim Richards — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 14:37:07 +0000

Good thoughts there. I sometimes wish I had more feedback from editors; I notice, particularly when writing for newspapers, that they’re always in a hurry and are therefore likely to use a piece without changes as long as it reads well enough.

Sometimes though, I’ve had useful feedback which has resulted in a stronger story. But we’re all busy, and so there is a relief in seeing an article published without any further work required. And I have had the occasional over-edit with lots of arbitrary feedback and changes; those are not fun.

Re blogs, there is a definite danger in editing your own work, but the best blogs do have a spontaneity and personality which partly comes from that quick-publish nature. So it’s swings and roundabouts, I guess.