Editing Notes
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
