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happyevraftrI would like to take a moment to bitch and moan about my schoolwork.
I'm working on a group project (well, two actually but the other one is already done) and they are having me edit the paper. Everyone in my class knows I write for fun, and am in the process of writing a novel-- so naturally they're all like- "hey! you're a good writer. you should edit our paper!" and I say yes, cus I'm like that but really, just cus I'm a writer doesn't mean I'm a good editor. COMPLETELY different. Any of my betas will tell you I'm really and truly terrible with punctuation. I never bothered to memorize all those rules.
However, it's a good thing I'm doing it cus they seriously suck at writing. I don't understand how they have got to a masters level program with the amount of suck they have going on. Sentences that don't make sense, a paragraph of nothing but repeat. AHHHH! It's terrible!! Plus I hate editing. I don't have the patience for it. Once again, you can ask my betas that. I do my best to do at least one through before I send it off to them, but I should do more than that and I know it's slightly rude of me (I love you my betas who put up with me!). But really....editing work makes my skin crawl. SOOOO glad this is my last paper for the semester- hopefully ever.
(minor disclaimer: don't feel scared to ask me to beta for you my friends. Editing stories is much more tolerable than school paperwork with people who don't know how to write =D )
Well now that I'm done ranting---have a great rest of your Tuesday!
I'm working on a group project (well, two actually but the other one is already done) and they are having me edit the paper. Everyone in my class knows I write for fun, and am in the process of writing a novel-- so naturally they're all like- "hey! you're a good writer. you should edit our paper!" and I say yes, cus I'm like that but really, just cus I'm a writer doesn't mean I'm a good editor. COMPLETELY different. Any of my betas will tell you I'm really and truly terrible with punctuation. I never bothered to memorize all those rules.
However, it's a good thing I'm doing it cus they seriously suck at writing. I don't understand how they have got to a masters level program with the amount of suck they have going on. Sentences that don't make sense, a paragraph of nothing but repeat. AHHHH! It's terrible!! Plus I hate editing. I don't have the patience for it. Once again, you can ask my betas that. I do my best to do at least one through before I send it off to them, but I should do more than that and I know it's slightly rude of me (I love you my betas who put up with me!). But really....editing work makes my skin crawl. SOOOO glad this is my last paper for the semester- hopefully ever.
(minor disclaimer: don't feel scared to ask me to beta for you my friends. Editing stories is much more tolerable than school paperwork with people who don't know how to write =D )
Well now that I'm done ranting---have a great rest of your Tuesday!
