A to Z of Writing

Get Yourself 'The Team'

Sometimes what you may be writing is not a task a single individual can complete alone. The wrong move most writers make is having this generalized concept that they must complete their tasks alone. 

This however isn't truly the case because one way or another, you'll end up needing someone along the way and vice versa. For example, I would say I haven't been an English guru, even amongst my high school mates and peers so whenever I wrote a chapter in my book, I had people that were better than me examine and go through. 

Normally I took it to a close a friend I had (who is extremely good at English......I'm thankful for meeting her) to review what I've written before I take a final look, make a few changes and upload it. 

Start a team with about three or four people to begin with, and as time goes on you can add as much people as you want. Always assign one person to each position or task except if you feel the task is too great and would need an extra pair of hands. 

In the example of my friend, she ended up becoming the editor for my book so you don't really have to look far. Anyone that inspires, motivate you and believes in what you're writing, think about them. 

Add a few friends that aren't afraid to critique what you write though to ensure you don't always get good comments that could leave you slacking and not progressing.

Some Positions to consider are:

Editors: - Editors should be good with English. For better results, try assigning this to a lecturer or an upperclassman that fits the qualifications. Even a junior might be a pro at the ever confusing English language so just look.

Readers: - Readers should be someone that gets the first look of a final piece before it is uploaded or published for you to understand how your readers are going to react and possible suggestions they could make to it.

Sources: - As the name suggests, these are people you get the information for your book from. These people can be scholars or your neighboring classmates but as long as they've got the info, consider adding them. Sources don't always have to be people; the internet for instance is one fine example.