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I am now an entrepreneur, a freelance editor/tutor. My business is very small but growing. What are my credentials? I suppose a writer clicks on to AD and looks at my academic and publishing history. No doubt there follows a reading of some of the stories and articles. Then the writer will ask: does Guy Hogan write well and more importantly is he able to convey clearly how to write well? That's it.

What do I actually do when a writer e-mails a story to my tutorial service? I read the story several times over a period of days to not only find issues that need attention but also to get a feel for the story, to sense the writer's intention.

If the issues are serious enough I'll ask for re-writes until I get something I can edit. So far I've asked for up to three re-writes. Re-writes cost the writer nothing. When I get something I can edit I type up the final draft myself to make sure of flow, grammar, diction and any other proofreading concerns. I never write the story. That's the writer's job. I just try to make the story I get in the mail a better story and therefore a story that is more publishable.    


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Reviewed by Susan Sonnen
Reviewed on May 28, 2007
You will be seeing me in the not too distant future, I hope!

Reviewed by Frances Lynn
Reviewed on May 28, 2007
Sounds like a dream editor! Would you consider looking at re-worked stories which were originally posted on AD? Or - shock horror (!) would I have to submit a completely new story?

Reviewed by Randall Barfield
Reviewed on May 27, 2007
Sounds good to me. I'm considering sending one or two in the near future. Luck

Reviewed by Brett Moore
Reviewed on May 27, 2007
As someone who used Guy's editorial service, I can tell you the experience was great. The piece of writing I sent him originally wasn't even a story, it was just a sketch. He informed me of this fact and had me re-write it into a story. He sent me back the final cleaned up draft, and it looked great so I submitted it to Brilliant Quarterly, where it was recently published. Had I not taken this piece of writing to Guy, I'm sure the sketch would have remained a sketch and collected dust on my shelf. Thanks Guy.

Brett

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