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Editorial reviews of writing samples provide you with the detailed feedback that professional writers routinely receive from their editors.
The reviews focus on the process of writing, the habits that foster effective communication, and strategies to avoid the problems and cultivate the virtues of your prose.
Many writers credit these reviews with inspiring and directing the improvement of their writing.
When the editorial reviews precede a writing seminar, they also serve a diagnostic purpose. We use the samples to determine what the writers in a particular group need and then tailor the seminar to meet those needs. We also use excerpts from the samples to illustrate specific points and to provide the material for exercises.
The review consists of four elements:
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a brief questionnaire that helps you assess your own process and practices as a writer. We use the responses, along with the writing samples, to determine which topics a seminar should cover |
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a profile of your prose |
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written comments on specific features of the samples, such as clarity, organization, sentence structure, paragraph development, and attention to the reader's needs |
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recorded comments identifying the general principles of rhetorical technique, style, and grammar underlying the written remarks |
These reviews are confidential and convenient. You can study them at your leisure and listen to the CD at home, in the office, or in the car.