I have been writing and publishing about five posts a week for more than two years.  My objective is very retro.  That is, web logs or blogs were originally online diaries of a sort and that is what I do.

Today they have morphed a bit to advertising centric profit generators but that is not my intent at all.

Its all about me

A common definition of a diary is a personal reflection of events or experiences.  Typically, this is maintained over a regular period e.g., daily, weekly and so on).

For some, the recording itself, not the sharing with others, is the purpose.  Just the fact that recording takes place indicates there is some intent to share, however, it could just be for personal memories.

Does Quality Matter?

Since the beginning of my blog, I do get continuous intermittent feedback about inadequate punctuation, syntax, grammar deficiencies and by far the most common, spelling errors.

I have a number of acquaintances, colleagues and academic friends that frequently point out to me how my posts don’t conform to writing norms.

My inner voice is shouting “please find someone who cares” while outwardly I just smile and nod.  Readers with journalistic backgrounds can be the worst when it comes to pointing out an editorial deficiency.

I was at lunch with a friend today and mentioned the book I was working on using the website Wattpad.  (https://www..com/home) The advice came quick and fast, great idea but get an editor.

Crowd Sourced Editing

In this day and age, a very efficient way to get help can be crowd sourcing.  Wattpad is a great community site for authors and readers to get together.

If you choose to write, you can share your book with the community (those you grant permission to) so they can advise, edit or just read and enjoy.  Basically I can crowdsource my editing.

If your book is popular, the company (Wattpad) might offer to act as your agent/ publisher.  This is part of their business model to get publication revenues for themselves.

So apologies, loyal readers, for sloppiness.  Focus on the content and you should be fine (if you can understand it)