Today I’m going to talk about writing.
I know, when don’t I? But today I want to talk about asking for help. What? I don’t want a writing partner. I’m not talking about someone helping you write your scenes; I’m talking about a fresh set of eyes to look at your finished draft. There will always be something you missed!
Have you ever written a paragraph, read it over and been satisfied, then handed it to someone else who pointed out that you missed a word? Yup, we’ve all been there. My big gaffe (which makes me laugh every time I think about it) is using lamp for lamb. It makes a big difference in the sentence.
I must have read that almost a dozen times and never caught it.
Why?
Because my brain saw the word that I wanted, not the word I had written.
I recommend:
Critique partners
Beta readers
Proofreaders
Etc.
It doesn’t need to cost you much, whether that be money or time, but it’s necessary for your writing. Can you imagine submitting a manuscript with a ewe birthing a lamp instead of a lamb (Hand raised. I did it.)?
Get yourself a fresh set of eyes. Sonja