I edit for my editor on occasion as well as a few others who have asked. 
But I feel as a writer I should help my fellow writers to grow. 
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AbigailThornton I don't understand what why people always say that. You need to read other people's stuff. My stories are not meant to be learned from. People can learn from them sure, but the first thing is the store is meant to entertain. And if they learn something on the way of being entertained so be it. When I write everything is so deliberate. A lot of my writing is made up of things the great teachers of storytelling tell you not to do. For example, they say don't be heavy handed in your writing it will only slow the story down, make it feel clucky, and keep the reader from coming into the story; yet my heavy handedness is what allows for all those things. And why is that? I don't know and it can't be learn from reading my story. You have to look with in yourself. Conventional thought says don't switch points of view. I do it in all my stories and bring the story to a level other wise it wouldn't have been able to reach. Conventional thought says don't use passive voice. I use passive voice a lot and it draws the reader in. It is a technique I made up, as far as I know. The technique involves the passive voice and usage of a vague word, such as, 'it' to trick the reader's mind into going into their own mind saying what 'it' means. This way 'it' or what ever the vague word may be it makes a more close connection. After all when a person reads every one will respond differently to the same story so using this technique makes sure however they take it that it will have maximum impact. But in order to use this technique other things must take place in orer for it to work. You have to already establish was the vague word is or make sure they will know the vague word is when the time comes. Also there needs to be a transition into the moment where the vagueness comes into play. I didn't set out to make the technique instead I was writing a scene that needed the technique and so the technique was born out of need.
These past few days I have taken the advices of you all and read some stories. However, I only wanted to read stories that were deemed good. So I picked from the editor's choice. I learned a lot from reading these stories. Mostly mistakes that never occurred to me, not because I'm that great but because writing style naturally kept me from these mistakes. Now that I know of these mistakes it will make it even more likely I will not make these mistakes. Another thing I learn is that hard work is no substitute for talent, and talent can learn from hard work's example. I learned this from buzz's story that I read. He took adventage of all the opportunities and did all the right things. I couldn't fault the story but at the same time it didn't have fire factor. The quality that makes you stand up and take a pause from the read as you relax your giddiness. And that made me realized where he was coming from and at sametime me realize where I was coming from.
Here is an example of the technique I was talking about above:
Dismal looks forward and he sees it; from his feet up to his head and back down to his toes; and without a doubt he feels it when it bounces into his eyes, like a busty blond on a beach, glistening and beautiful, it bounces with all its loveliness, enticing him and captivating his attention; the golden shimmer enthralls him and he begins to lust for it, but this is not a beach, he is not a lover, and there is no bouncy blond, the cries of pain and the blood of lives spilt all around him makes this clear. It does not matter because if their was a lovely blond coming at him he would kill her becausemhe is a fighter and thismis war. He steps forward, "Golden knight?"
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Procrastination....
It's like masturbation, it feels good at the time, but you're only fucking yourself hahahahah
Of all our inventions for mass communication, 
. I think that's the key. I have a lot of partially completed stories because I'm unable to maintain that pace and I just want to jump right into the parts I'm excited about. Also, I want to write them all at once! 
I think the most important thing is that you always find a time to go back to it! I'll be doing that once sitting down for hours at a time is not a necessity and I can freely roam about and come back to writing time to time. Writing by hand is also significantly slower for me so I always like to use a computer, I really rely on the ability to shift whole scenes and edit certain features without everything looking like a mess.
I love to write and these are just a few things that may help you. :). Best of luck! If you discover anything, do share. 
Good Will ---|--- You Serious?
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This ^^^
I edited a story recently from 12,000 words to about 7,000 in one sitting.
Every time I pick up where I left off I have to give the existing content a read to get back in the mind-set. Then it inevitably turns into an editing session during which nothing new gets written.
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I'm not that good at making things up. I can only write from experience and how I'm feeling about someone at the time which does limit me, but not in a bad way. Once I've got an idea, then it's much easier and I enjoy the fun of writing.
