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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
I still think a writing partner would work just as well.
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I've used VydorScope's editor and I have a writing partner, and for me... it's just
not the same.
My writing partner is incredibly creative and she spots a lot of interesting things, but she's (a) not looking for punctuation abuse (SEMI-COLONS! I LOVE THEM.) and (b) she has a very different creative bent.
My editor manages to strike the perfect balance of finding plot holes, concerns, errors, etc. without trying to change or affect the flavor I want to convey. That's something that no writing partner I've worked with can do -- there's just something about creative people that makes them want to "tweak" as opposed to neutrally
inform.
Both my writing partner and my editor are invaluable; I wouldn't give either up. But they definitely do totally different things for my work.
