How to ask for help when writing
Proofreading your work and asking for help to create better work.
Writing is usually a lonely endeavor. You work up a sweat on a fiction story or article for hours, days even. You become cross-eyed because you stare at your screen so much. At the words you’ve written down.
You work diligently to delete any spelling or grammar mistakes. You’re happy with the result, you might be on to something. You’ve accomplished one thing already, someone liked your story. That someone is you.
Now, you can do two things. Just post it and let it live on the internet, baring your first draft, naked for everyone to see. Perhaps you get a few comments on grammar mistakes. You made something interesting, but for most people it’s still lacking something. Like an unpolished diamond. The story gets a couple of views, but no one is really a fan.
OR you can ask other people to first have a look at what you’ve written down. Like professional writers do. People whose initial first drafts never see the light of day, because what they eventually publish is draft 127. And there is a reason for that. (Note: I am talking about short story and fiction writing here).
To make quality work, you can’t rely on just you. You need others. But what if you are starting out? Or if you…
