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Frustrated writer, turning Yahoo answers editor?
That's me. It's a bit of a curse, to actually enjoy editing, picking over sentences to see why they don't work, measuring the pacing of a story, all that... and not to be able to write yourself.
Is it like that for anyone else here? if not, what makes you come here and review other's writing?
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- ?Lv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
It's easier to critic someone else's work than your own.
Which is why I come here and critic others' work. I see their mistakes easier than I see mine and so when I go back to my own work, I remember I told such or such person to fix such or such thing and I need to fix that too in my own work. I also like to read what others say and use that too. I don't have the courage to share my own work yet, so that's a first step for me.
I try and be helpful, fair and indulgent though. I don't have the b*lls to share my own work so I'm not about to rip through someone else's just yet!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I have better things to do than edit other people's work. Not to mention I lack the energy and patience to deal with most wannabe writers here considering many get their panties in a knot if you're not praising them. Snarky answers I can do. Editing, not so much.
By the way, if you're going to call yourself an editor, then it might be a good idea for you to write Yahoo! Answers correctly. =)