Editing

das a qute kitteh

I mostly just stash all my writing away because I loathe it so much, drink myself silly for a couple days in despair, and then start over again on something new a few days later when I sober up.

>>8402260
haha yeah

Reddit's destructivereaders is a good start

>>8402239

>Ask somebody for opinions on a story
>All their complaints center around X not being Y
>Correct them, what you think is X is actually Q and it's supposed to lead to Z, as was explained on pages aa, bb, and cc
>W-WHATEVER, LEARN TO TAKE CRITICISM BRO AND CHANGE X to Y, OR YOUR STORY SUCKS

Findining people with at least moderate reading comprehension skills is too hard

>>8403300
Yeah but their opinion is equally (actually, more) valid since the book isn't for you, it's for other people to read.

Artists are often more delusional about their work.

>>8402239
I would only allow my work to be proofread, if someone wants me to change my shit because they think their opinion supersedes my artistic intent then they can suck my ass with jelly.

>>8403481
That's only true if the editor is your target audience, if you even have one at all.

>>8402239
the best way to go about it is as if you were in advertising; find your demographic. So, for example, if you were making a young adult book then find x person, but if you were doing something (you at least thought) that was innovative, then go for y person who will read into the prose etc. anyway I used to, in high school walk through the hallway and pretend to be in assassins creed and I really wonder what seniors would think of that, like would they recognise how autistic I am? anyway, i am the paragon of the internet today (drops mic)