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editing and tea...
Nov. 16th, 2011 10:30 amI’ve become increasingly familiar with the different styles of editing that you need for different occasions – depending on why the writer in question needs an editor.
For instance:
Diagnosis: You’re a reasonable writer, but it’s possible that English is not your first language. You need a picky editor with a book on grammar close at hand.
Diagnosis: You write things down in the order they occur to you, rather than a logical reading order. You need a creative editor with a handy pair of scissors.
Diagnosis: You are relying far too much on spellcheck. You need an editor with a large vocabulary and vast realms of patience.
Diagnosis: You have spent too much time writing for the government. You need to be hit over the head with a large mallet.
For instance:
The most important thing think about when you making a cup of the tea is flavour and strength. Flavour of tea, such as Earl Grey or English Breakfast, should chosen to suit the occasions.
Diagnosis: You’re a reasonable writer, but it’s possible that English is not your first language. You need a picky editor with a book on grammar close at hand.
You need to think about milk. It should go in before the hot water does.
Some people use plastic cups, or polystyrene, but it’s better to use a mug.
Once you’ve made a cuppa, settle down in your favourite chair with a book and a muffin.
If you put the milk in afterwards, it’s easier to see how milkier it will get.
Use tea leaves instead of teabags.
Putting milk in first will stop it from scalding.
Diagnosis: You write things down in the order they occur to you, rather than a logical reading order. You need a creative editor with a handy pair of scissors.
Tee is a grate drink for settling thee nervous. Originally form china, its spread awl over the world and is know drunk buy millions of people everyday.
Diagnosis: You are relying far too much on spellcheck. You need an editor with a large vocabulary and vast realms of patience.
When given the opportunity to commence making a cup of tea, it is important to consider several different requirements, addressing each in turn to ensure a decision-making process that encompasses all of these, putting equal emphasis onto every point that requires it. The first is to address whether to decide to make use of teabags, or to decide to invest in a range of potential options of various tea leaf varieties.
Diagnosis: You have spent too much time writing for the government. You need to be hit over the head with a large mallet.