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Hi. I'm Mr. Roberts. I teach English every day to students in middle school and have corrected thousands upon thousands of papers. I have a few minutes to spare, let me help you.

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Small Business and Editing

 

One of the things that I've learned as I start up my editing and proofreading business is that there is a lot of editing that goes on by WebMasters. They have to pay close attention to every "character." It's imperative to have tools and resources at hand as the editing process continues. These include Help sections, forums, google searches, walk-through guides, and your own ability to patiently experiment. This is not a continuous, regimented process, but an inter-looping one that feeds upon itself, goes back to the beginning, and then jumps forward to the end. In many ways it is similar to the writing process. While brainstorming ideas, a specific webpage design may come to mind, so we jump into the site and set it up with the layout. Later on as we're proofreading our FAQ page, we may be inspired with an idea to promote an RSS feed, so we jump back to brainstorming and researching. All of the stages of the writing process: brainstorming, organizing, drafting, proofreading and editing, and final drafting, are commensurate with the process followed by webpage designers.

The writing process is a fairly new "invention" of the public school system. Before the 1980's, it was common to be "creative" rather than "constructive." As educators evaluated data and national standards became a new topic, teachers saw the need for everyone to be able to write a standard "essay." Authors were interviewed and their work habits analyzed. The data showed that their work generally fell into five distinct steps; the writing process was born! Nowadays, with extensive training and repetition, most students are able to write a coherent paper. For students, parents, and business owners, it is imperative that our published text, in whatever context, is just as strong, clear, and meaningful. The bridge to editing and proofreading has been no nearer to technology then now.

As I've explored the process of starting up my own website for editing and proofreading http://sites.google.com/site/editinghelpsite/ and a blog for following this process http://editinghelpsite.blogspot.com/, I've noticed the similarities between web design and startup, and the writing process in our schools. How invaluable it is that it is taught and promoted! We should definitely support this endeavor this year in our schools, with our children, teachers, and administrators. Good luck to you in your endeavors this year, and remember to spend some time thinking about how important the writing process is and how you can support it in our schools and workplace.