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Here are a couple books that will not make you think of lemons but might be helpful next time you have advice to share.
Did you edit your own work for typos or did you do a full-scale developmental edit looking for challenges in plotting, pacing, characterization, etc?
If you want to go the traditional publishing route, a professional editor isn't required (or even encouraged). In fact, in some circles, it's actively discouraged.
What you probably need is a critique partner. You also should look into beta readers you don't know. Unless your friends are also writers or prolific readers, they're likely not giving you very useful feedback from an industry perspective.
You may also find this book to be helpful: https://www.amazon.com/Self-Editing-Fiction-Writers-Second-Yourself/dp/0060545690
I would get whoever wrote that list this.
Thank you so much for the kind words! If you're interested, I'm willing to read your revised beginning once you iron things out. I also write YA fantasy so this is my wheelhouse. Happy to leave notes in the text itself if that works better for you.
If I can make a self-editing suggestion... this is the best resource I've come across in a long time. It's not helpful from a dev editing perspective but it's fantastic for the mechanics that can take prose from acceptable to publishable. It focuses on the little things agents and editors will notice, the kinds of things that can help you strengthen scenes and improve voice. One of the reviews really nails it: "The authors are not trying to make you a better writer, they are trying to make you a saleable writer in today's climate."
It’s “more than”.
Maybe this can be your next purchase on Amazon:
Hey, I'm so glad you reached out. It can be really hard to come forward about that. I went and read some of your post history and you're certainly not close to illiterate. You're generally using the language quite well. I'm a seasoned writing tutor and I definitely would not say you have major writing problems. You just appear to be making some common mistakes that derive from not having an in-depth understanding of what the grammatical components are doing and why.
If you'd like a thorough grammar foundation, I would suggest a manual and/or workbook like this (please don't be offended by the "For Dummies" - I really like their books because they're written in a way that acknowledges that you actually have a life outside the topic). If you prefer videos, you might have some luck on YouTube with grammar lessons aimed at intermediate English language learners, but you'll probably have to do more piecing together your own "syllabus". Additionally, many communities offer adult literacy class. You may be too advanced for what your community has to offer, and/or they may have some services suspended currently, but it's worth a look. You might also consider looking into local community colleges and seeing if they have a writing 101 that you may be able to audit.
Finally, for the short-term, Grammarly has a free extension for at least Firefox. Here's an example of how it works.
Do feel confident in what you can do right now, and hope you enjoy learning more!
The 'Trivium' is not some secret to education being denied to the 'masses' who yearn to 'think for themselves'. If you attended a Catholic school before and during the 1950s and 60s, you were probably exposed to the Trivium. Nobody called it that 'explicitly', but that's what teh sisters of the Bleeding Heart and the Jesuits of the "Don't tell your parents" were teaching. Hardly cutting edge.
Skip the YouTube bullshit about alchemy and secrets of the universe. Go to your local library, ask about interlibrary loans and get a copy of Sister Miriam Joseph's The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric. The ISBN number is all they need. https://www.amazon.com/Trivium-Liberal-Logic-Grammar-Rhetoric/dp/0967967503/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=trivium&qid=1595361731&sr=8-4
You'll want to get it from the library, because even if you manage to get to the end, you'll be thanking all the Daoist gods in paradise that you didn't spend money on it or attend 20 hours of YouTube videos on this. (I would recommend thanking 兔兒神 Tu'er Shen, the Gay Rabbit God, as an especially ironic tribute to the conservative wing of the Roman Catholicism.) Congratulations, you just rediscovered the ancient secrets of William F. Buckley's middle school years! You're qualified to write outraged articles about American culture for the National Review! Your grandmother is so proud!
Self-Editing takes some getting used to.
Two things can help.
- Self-Editing for Fiction Writers is a good book to help you get started.
- Software like Grammarly or LanguageTool is great for editing.
Last but certainly not least, you must practice, practice, practice.
This book is deceptively simple, and didn't necessarily teach me any one thing I didn't already know, BUT it emphasized HOW, WHEN, and WHY to use each technique, and my writing has immensely improved as a result.
I've recently read through the book "They Say/I Say", and it's a book that was literally written to answer this exact question. If you don't have time for the book, there's a great summary of the templates it presents (and the reasoning behind them) at this link here.
Pretty much guarantee if you use that list as a checklist and ensure you're covering those points you'll end up with a strong section.
Ask your mom to buy you this for Christmas. The evidence points to it being right for you.
Just about to pick up this book for you, where would you like it shipped?
You are correct - I have no skill reading your jumbled word salads that are devoid of punctuation, grammar, spelling, and are not even remotely related to the topic at hand. And I don’t care enough to try.
If you want your insults to land, you’ll need to drastically improving your writing. Here’s a resource to get you started.
My book is very dialogue heavy. I have been told that I write great dialogue. Why would I deliberately put in less of what I'm good at?
Yes, I do have a tendency towards writing talking heads, but I highly recommend this book for fixing that: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Self-Editing-Fiction-Writers-Second-Browne/dp/0060545690
Hey, I had a similar problem and got the recommendation to get this resource. It's got great examples to support otherwise straightforward rules for editing for the current market. My editing has improved tenfold since I started working through the book, so I can't recommend it enough.
Good luck!
Wow. That's insane. You need to send copies of Kelly Gallagher's Readicide to your admin. Readicide/Kelly Gallagher
https://www.amazon.com/Basic-English-Grammar-Dummies-Literature/dp/1119063477/
This one’s on sale! Maybe give it a read before you try to type again. It’ll stop you from looking like a complete dumbass.
I just got this for my son. He’s been having trouble with it, but it seems like a good starting point.
I'm that old. The reprinted edition of the book from 1980 is still in print. But if you think I'm going to waste my time with a snivelling infant who can't resist gratuitous insults in every message, think again.
I agree with the user who suggested it, as Self Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King is one of the best editing how to books out there. I have 3 copies of it, because I use it so much that it fell apart, so I bought 2 more copies, so I'd have a spare once the2nd one falls apart. It is 288 pages long, so considerable short considering most books are well over 400 pages.
Here's the page for it on Amazon so you can see what it is and read the reviews for it: https://www.amazon.com/Self-Editing-Fiction-Writers-Second-Yourself/dp/0060545690
Just know it's not straight up a book on "editing", but more of a book of teaching you how to write in a way that you don't need to edit because you mentally self edit before you actually write, if that makes sense. It's a really good book though, very helpful.
while it's not the easiest read, i bought this book on the trivium about 10 years ago
as for the quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, music, astronomy), there are plenty of books on those subjects
“Where is it written that a vaccine creates immunity in 99%? Many vaccines do not create full sterilizing immunity but are still effective in preventing disease. Such false statements are examples of why antivaxxers are considered scientifically illiterate.”
See that question mark at the end of your first sentence? That’s a question, champ.
https://www.amazon.com/English-Grammar-Dummies-Lifestyle/dp/1119376599/ref=nodl_
You don't have to know everything, but you do need to know where to find the answers. You can use the books below to answer the students questions or you can use them explain the grammar to yourself before you teach it.
In class, if you don't know an answer to a tangential question, write it down, and look it up after class. If it is about the topic you are studying at the moment, look it up on the spot.
The first ESL teacher I observed, kept the first book on his desk. He was a great teacher and the students loved him. He didn't pretend to know everything and neither should you.
The Blue Book of Grammar is a great resource https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119653029/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_PEA24N6ABAQRQEWM6HYC
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages https://www.amazon.com/dp/0521805163/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_8WDPT2RBEZ5ZPHM4YTXF
I also suggest you have a good look at Basic English Grammar For Dummies - US (For Dummies (Language & Literature)) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119063477/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_MBBD187KCPAX9NVAD3AV?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Because fuck me side ways with a cactus, your teachers failed you.
You are a different type of stupid kiddo.
I didn't try to criticizes or corrects your grammar. I only wished to understand what the fuck is your problem.
That's why I used:
>Please try again
But maybe I was wrong, it's not your english that is the problem, but that you are simply mentally challanged to write a sentence that is understandable.
As your comments bad grammer is not the problem but that those words you tossed into that sentence doesn't form a coherent thought.
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Also if you already called me a grammar nazi than let's fix that.
It's not "conceding" but condescending you idiot.
condescending:
having or showing an attitude of patronizing superiority.
So far only this comment of mine was condescending towards you.
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The next plot twist will be that you are a flat earther other than a person who can't form an intelligible thought.
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Nah, I don't want to bug you at work. Good book for you to pick up: https://www.amazon.ca/Basic-English-Grammar-Dummies-US/dp/1119063477/ref=asc\_df\_1119063477/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312937376293&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5630171034303589357&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&a...