Making
money writing is the hardest job on planet earth, however, there are people who
do it effectively and make a living out of it. Being not one of them is not
your problem, but aspiring not to be one is.
Is
finding a publisher the best option for you as a writer? Richard Bach once
mentioned in an interview; it’s not a publisher a writer searches for, but an
editor. This relationship is one that should last for a lifetime. An editor
understands where the music of words has to be slowed down or where it must run
faster. But to get one worthy enough, you must do a lifetime’s waiting.
As
a beginner in freelancing and in professional writing, how do you get an editor
whose service can be worthwhile? Beginners are always stuck with the same
problem; lack of funds. This in turn hampers your look out for an editor. Good
editors are sale items with relatively high price money. There are many writers’
communities that offer editing services. Even some literary agencies offer you
with editing services. However, if you are a first timer and one without enough
weight in your bank account, hiring an editor for your book or manuscript will
not be, normally, easy.
The
best way to tackle this situation is to find reliable and easy options for
editors. One need not go much farther for this end. Just look around and you
will find yourself to be blessed with many minds, gifted with the one serum of
eternal life—love—around you, ready to help reading your manuscript.
Showing
your manuscript to your friends and family or girl friend would be a better
option. In such a case, the money spent would be much close to null on editing
services. The best editors are those who actually care for our work. You must
be open to their criticisms; however, in harsh criticisms you can always rely
on their lack of professional experience as the hideout from humiliation.
Stephen
King, when he wrote his first novel, Carrie, did not think it would make up to
the publishing standards and threw it into the bin. But his wife Tabitha King
accidentally discovered the manuscript and read it. Thinking that it would be
something worth of a quality, she put it back on the table and later helped
King to rework on it. The novel went to become a best seller of its times and
was made into a successful Hollywood movie.
This
is one real life example from the life of America’s most celebrated and
enthusiastic writer, Stephen King. This could be yours too. A relationship not
just helps an individual to maintain one’s emotional health but the creative output
as well. Now wait your sweet heart to tell you where to put the period.
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About Anu Lal:
Anu Lal is the author of Wall of Colors and Other Stories. He lives in Kerala, South India. He blogs at The Indian Commentator 
