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A native of Chattanooga, Sherry G White is a single mother of two adult children and she lives life with chronic illness. She finds reading and writing to be great ways to pass the time when she is con"ned to bed. Although she focuses primarily on short fiction, Sherry is currently writing a paranormal romance series. Like herself, many of her protagonists tend to be single mothers with chronic illness. She was always told to ”write what you know’ so that?s what she?s doing! She also hopes to contribute to diversity in stories by putting more characters with physical challenges into print. Published in Crazy Buffet: Survival Pack
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Things to look for when reading stories from other contributors. This will help their story and the process will hopefully also make you think more about these things in your own story. FIRST DRAFT EDITING AND COMMENTS How well the story is working as a whole What's working well. What’s not working as effectively as it might and could be strengthened Point to specific places, and offer her reasons for making a comment. If you suggest ways the author might address an issue try not to impose your own vision on the author’s intentions. Consistency of voice, if you are comfortable understanding the authors voice. Awkward or clunky narrative or dialogue. Syntax. Extraneous or echoed words/phrases. Consistency. Things like character and place names, descriptions, timelines. Sensitivity. If an author request this, according to Writers Digest, "An increasingly popular service involving a professional reader who is expert or has a personal background in an area of story that the...