I do not believe that I would have finished this book if it had been written by
a less skilled writer.
You don't have to worry about the abilities, knowledge and qualifications of the people working for us — after all, we have an extremely selective hiring process, screening
the less skilled writers on the initial stages and getting rid of unreliable ones within the first weeks of their working for us.
Not exact matches
I spent three years freelancing as a
writer and content strategist, and my accounting
skills were
less than great.
And subsequently, both have intimated that the set was a
less than happy place to be (though both acknowledge Kechiche's
skill), and the
writer of the graphic novel upon which it was based has also voiced her disapproval of the result.
What a lot of «would - be»
writers don't seem to get is that if your grammar, spelling, language usage
skills, etc. are crappy, it only takes a page or two (or
less) to determine that it is sub-par.
Self - publishing industries, nowadays, only focus on a business plan to attract Indie
writers with offering paid professional services, both as a way to attract
writers with
less technical
skills and to increase the ROI (of the business, of course).
In order to achieve these goals, I need to get better at everything I'm doing, learn how to build up my brand and reputation (or «platform») as a
writer and painter, produce more (and more quickly), get better results with
less work, navigate and network the publishing and fine art industries, and constantly improve my
skills so I can put out excellent quality work.
I totally agree with one of your comments above, that such mixing should probably not be attempted by the
less experienced
writer, but rather left until later, once the
writer has achieved greater
skills and a clear voice.
Even if a
writer isn't interested in much
less than 2000 word short stories, the
skills needed to convey much with few words is paramount.
An agent isn't going to tell a
writer with perfect grammar, «You don't have a story,» but they may tell a
writer with
less than perfect grammar, «You have great story telling
skills.
In fact, the largest number of editorial horror stories I've heard have come from not from
writers at big and medium - sized publishers, but from unpublished or self - published
writers who hired
less - than - qualified independent editors (there are a lot of them out there), or from small press authors whose inexperienced publishers employed editors without the proper professional
skills.
Skilled legal
writers usually limit their em dashes to Trimble's fifth circumstance because the other four, which all require a single dash and force the reader to stop abruptly, occur
less often in legal writing.
Is the
writer uncertified, offering
less than 3 years» experience, an overseas
writer with sketchy English, or lower
skill level type of operator?
In spite of everything, all resumes are not equal and certainly the
writer's individual
skills and qualifications are
less so.
There are companies out there that will charge
less than a penny per word; meanwhile, here at Grammar Chic, Inc., we strive to offer competitive and affordable rates, but we also value the hard work and
skill that our
writers bring to the table, and just don't think it makes sense to have them work for fractions of pennies.