Tips for writers:
- Do write the first draft off the top of your head.
- Put it away for a week, then re-read it, fixing spelling and grammar errors.
- Add and remove stuff without mercy (keep a printed copy of the original in case you change your mind).
- Wash, rinse, repeat until happy with the copy.
- Make a "pretty" copy for the editor and be ready for whatever comes your way.
- After you get over your hurt feelings, fix it and resubmit.
In time, you will get it right.
Cool editing tools:
- Grammarly/Hemingwayapp.com
- Tool kit that comes with your word processor
- Human editors
- That stupid red English book that gets revised every year, and you are forced to buy it over and over and over again... Aaaagghhh!!
