help was closer than I thought

by Paul Garside
21st February 2015

A week or so ago I asked here if £3900 was a bit stiff for editorial services. It seems everyone thought it was. in her defense she is one of the services used my publishers to knock work into shape before they go to print, but there you are. Anyway I was chatting with an author friend this week and he said in passing that his mother always reads his work to him so he can edit as she tells him where it needs it. I know obvious when you know. My mistake was always being the reader until this week when I managed to pull my wife away from her caseload for a while to read the M.S. out and edit as she read, she;s good! I do the typing and she does the clever bit, we have spent a few hours and are nearly at the end of chapter one, the sentence structure and punctuation is so different now and readable by other people, the important bit is that other people can read it of course. Yes it's obvious once you know but I didn't think about it because I am too close to the book, so anyone else who like me hasn't thought of doing it that way, then get someone who is brilliant at English and save a load of cash. I felt I had to post this just in case I'm not the only dim writer who comes on here.

Regards Paul G

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Jeff: "Even though I hate the sound of my own voice, I read aloud to myself and the cats, and then to my wife, if all of us are struggling to get the gist of what I meant to say."

YeEAH! Cats can be the best critics. If they do that burying shit thing, you KNOW that you're in trouble!

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Thank you Ellen, we all need encouragement it would sometimes be easy to give up. thanks again Paul.

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Well done Paul :) your writing was always very enjoyable. I'm glad you're doing well!

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