Editing and Proofreading
How can I make my Ghastly story better?
- Read it out loud - even though it feels silly, you will find many errors you won't find through reading
- Check for red lines, spelling - pick the right word! Green lines = grammar, blue lines = change
- Get a buddy to check it for mistakes
- Structure:
- paragraphs - new one for a different place /person/ time - miss 1 line
- sentences not too long or short - use commas and fullstops
- Vocabulary - using simple baby words like sad/ mad/ bad are boring! Use your Thesaurus; this is a tool to give you a range of words with the same meaning - http://thesaurus.com/
- Stick with the horror genre - if it was a lovely sunny day, change it to a dark, foggy, mysterious day.