[Daniel]

Hi Gordon,

Way back I say you helped edit Jade’s book could you help edit mine? It’s not done yet so maybe after Hypergifted comes out so you could concentrate on your last days of writing it before it’s public to Kormaniacs.

Can’t Wait!-Daniel Cheng

Sorry, Daniel, I may have given a few pointers here and there to aspiring writers, but I never edited anyone's book. I haven't got that kind of time. Plus I'm not an editor, which takes a special kind of sensitivity. As for HYPERGIFTED, it's been finished for a long time, and should be out very soon!                                                                                            --GK--

[Daniel]

So can you give me pointers like what you did with Jade long ago? Thanks, Daniel 

Pointers, Daniel, always depend on what you want to know.

For instance, how to write an interesting story. It should be something that you yourself are interested in, studded with characters that appeal to you. The biggest thing is planning. I work very hard on filling out my story before I put down a single word. Planning is everything. You can't say something properly unless you know exactly what you're trying to say. And you can't know that unless you plan.

It's also VERY important to make your story work. It must be foolproof, otherwise you'll get a lot of letters pointing out how your plot could never have happened. Or, worse, you editor will return your manuscript and reject it outright.

The basics, being grammar and spelling, and sentence structure. No publisher will read your work if it's full of grammatical errors, or poor spelling. That's why one of my biggest rules is that you should have someone close to you, someone you trust to tell you the truth even if it hurts, to read your work and give you a straight-from-the-heart opinion on it. A Mom, an Aunt, a special teacher -- your choice.  And you have to be prepared for his/her opinion -- you might be discouraged, or even insulted! But you need the truth.

And the writing, the actual doing it, is what will tell you if writing is for you. Good luck!

                                                                                                             -----Gordon Korman-----

[Daniel]

Would you be able to comment or fix parts that don’t make sense or indicate them?

Nope, sorry. That constitutes editing. And I've also had to make it my policy not to read other people's work.            -G-

[DANIEL]

Aww… could you just like look at it and put on the cover that you say it’s a great story?

[Daniel]

Please?

Above all, everything in publishing must be true.                                                                    -G-

[Daniel Cheng]

So could you just look at it and say great job?

[Daniel Cheng]

PLS?