I have joined a writters club. How do I edit other peoples work. Is there a standard form?

Answer 1

First, you need to know proper grammar, English, and spelling to be an editor. I'm not trying to be mean, but you have a few grammatical errors in your question. Once you learn how to do that, you can edit other papers. I'm not too sure what you mean by a standard form... you just cross out and fix mistakes.

Answer 2

There is no standard form. When I edit someone's story I will save it to an MS Word document for my editing. Then I click on "tools" and then "track changes."

A short cut is to locate the word TRK at the bottom of a MS Word document. Double click on it and you're almost ready to go, provided you have the method established by which you will edit.

From there, I will highlight the changes I make. I suggest you experiment with the track changes technique because there are several ways you can use the tool. I always select the red to cross out errors and the blue color to show the correct version and the notes I make for the story.

When I complete the editing, I send it back to the author as an attachment.

Work on your grammar before you decide to help edit a story. Find the booklet "The Elements of Style" by Strunk and White. It is an invaluable aid to novice and experienced writer alike.

Answer 3

I certainly hope you won't edit other people's work if you cannot spell the word "WRITERS".

Toodles!