What is GoodWordEditing?

I’m glad you asked. It forces me to sit down and make something like a vision statement for a blog. So here it is, bulleted for your convenience.

  1. Thoughts about editing and writing.
  2. Models of good editing and writing, including reviews.
  3. Thoughts about the intersection of faith and writing, specifically.
  4. Thoughts about the intersection of faith and work, generally.

That’s it.

NOTE: Since I launched this blog, I intended to talk more about editing than I do. Seems that a more accurate title would be Good Word Editor–since I tend to do something more like life blogging here.

I have no more pretensions of providing some kind of editing tutorial here, but I’m definitely open to answering your questions about editing. Feel free to email questions to goodwordediting@gmail.com.

Finally, here are a few more thoughts to address some of the general questions I receive from writers.

This is not a business disquised as a blog. I’m not trying to lure writers to submit their pieces to me for freelance editing. If you like what I’m saying here and really think I may be able to help you with your manuscript, I don’t mind taking a look at it and offering some free tips.

Editing is serious business to me. When I agree to edit a work, I take such a commitment very seriously. I am a tough editor. I will not hesitate to change verbs, cut sentences and paragraphs, and work on issues of style like pacing. I do not attempt to usurp a writer’s style, but too often writers are simply avoiding the work of revision and editing under the guise of defending their stylistic integrity

Good work takes time. And I like to do good work. This means I average about 2-10 pages per hour. Some writers edit their own work at a faster rate. Perhaps they are not looking close enough.

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1 judy bregante June 25, 2009 at 12:15 am

i would love some help with a piece of writing i call “unpacking the Presence” it is about 4 pages of writing about what happened to me when i escaped to spend a Mothers day by myself on a solo retreat. My time alone was spent listening to Brother Lawrence’s book, Practicing the Presence, and starting this beautiful sacred practice. The emphasis on the writing is really on what happens after two glorious days on the mountaintop. , the highs and lows, and the seeming elusive courting of God’s Presence in the hide and seek of everyday living. I want to show how God is giving evidence of His Presence no matter how we feel.

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