So this post is mostly about the peer-editing experience of my first short story.
For the peer-editing of this story I teamed up with Shelby and Greg, so the three of us did a bit of round-robining to fit in our odd number. I have never had so much fun doing editing! Previously when peer editing in large HSAP classes was inflicted on me it was super dry and boring, and was never really helpful except in a grammatical sense. In this class everyone is not only helpful and honest but also fun! Seeing everyone's marks on my page really helped me and encouraged me.
Also, getting to read Greg and Shelby's stories while marking them was amazing. I really loved getting to read a draft that wasn't finalized and getting to write down my own thoughts and questions on it. It took us a bit of extra time, but I'm really glad I got to be in the group of three for peer editing.
I had more fun with peer editing than I thought I ever could or would, and I also found it to be amazingly helpful for my own writing. So thank you to my first peer edit group! :)
--LeXa--
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ReplyDeleteHow in the world did my comment not post? Maybe it was too late in the evening (outside of coffee hours)? You really did an awesome job with your first round of peer editing and not only contributed to your classmates' growth as a "writing community" but also seemed to have a lot of fun at your table in the courtyard. I mentioned before (or was it in another comment) that there was as much laughter and cheerful statements, as there were "oh, I could see that" or "yeah, I can do that" with the constructive feedback. The three of you approached your peer editing with maturity, enthusiasm, and some genuine fun. I'll also repeat my pledge to continue to be fearless.
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