Okay, here's the deal. When did people become "that" instead of "who?" I hear this on the radio on the TV ( and shouldn't news reporters know better )? and unless my memory is wrong, have even read it in places. Why? How hard is it to remember that people require a "who"? And here's another--myself instead of me. My boss did this all this time and it drove me crazy. Are we so afraid to be in the spotlight that we have to say, "So-and-so and myself did such-and-so?"
Click on the cover to find out more about Nansy's books. This is part of a workshop I have presented to a number of groups. I hope you find it helpful. WORKING WITH AN EDITOR Do you need an editor? In a word ~ yes. Everyone needs an editor. Why you need an editor. As authors we know our story inside out, what may be blatantly obvious to us may not be so obvious to your reader. We read what we ‘think’ we wrote not always what is actually on the page. It’s easy to skip over words like ‘the’, ‘a’ etc which may be missing from the text. The difference between content edits and line/copy edits. A content editor looks at the over- all structure of the story. Does it make sense; is it following the plot in the correct timeline; are facts correct; over use of words i.e. that, then, given names; passive voice vs active voice; does the plot move at a good pace or does it drag; does it make sense or are you confusing your reader; are the names of characters, places etc. consistent. The list g...
