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Sharing Your Work

The Do’s and Don’t’s of Sharing your Writing with Others

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Have you ever wanted to share your writing with someone else? I know I have. Today I’m going to cover the do’s and don’t’s of sharing your work.

 

Why Do I Need To Have Rules?

There are people out there who will take your work that you so kindly shared and post it all over the internet. They might even pretend it’s theirs. That’s why you only share with people you trust.

 

Who Would That Be? 

  • Family
  • Close friends
  • Teachers
  • and . . . anyone else you trust

 

Do’s

  • Do make sure that that person is COMPLETELY trustworthy.
  • Do tell them (and emphasize it) that this is NOT to be shared with anyone else, unless you give them permission.
  • Do ask someone else you know and trust if they think this is a good idea. It’s always good to have a second opinion. 
  • Do ask them if they liked it. 
  • Do ask them if you need to change anything. This is your chance to get a second opinion – take it! 

 

Don’t’s

  • DO NOT share your work with someone you don’t trust. Even if they offer you something. 
  • Do not offer to read someone else’s work and then post it all over the internet.  They trust you. If you aren’t careful, you might lose a friend.  
  • Do not mark all over their stuff. 

 

Here’s the Deal…

Here are the rules you should follow if someone gives you their writing to read. 

  • Don’t share their work with anyone else (unless they give permission). 
  • Ever heard of the Golden Rule (do to others as you would have them do to you)? Time to follow it. 
  • Don’t mess up their hard work. Do not mark on it or type other words on their paper. Return it the same way you received it. 
  • Make a list of critiques if they want your opinion. 
  • Tell them thank you for trusting you. Offer to share yours. 

 

What Should I Critique? 

Grammar: Spelling, punctuation, capitalization, pronouns, verbs, agreement…

Characters: Emotions, characteristics, appearance… Basically make sure they stay the same throughout the story. 

Hooked: Did you get hooked? Or was it long and boring? 

Setting: Were there enough details? Could you see it in your mind as you read? 

Plot: Was it exciting? Was there a good conclusion to the story? Or the perfect cliffhanger?

P.S. If you don’t want to publish your writing, then you don’t have to worry this much. But you should still be careful. 

 

See You Next Time…

Well, this is goodbye. Comment and tell me what you think!