Tough Advice

Occasionally I’m asked to read the writing of someone I don’t know very well.  They occasionally approach me to ask for my opinion and I’m loathe to say no because it’s difficult for them to do. This isn’t a problem if they have talent but there’s no way to know at the start.  And it’s just awful when the writing is terrible.  By terrible I mean an inability to tell a story, not just bad grammar – an editor can fix that.   …