Hi everyone,

I'm currently working on my writing skills and I'd like to have someone to read my articles and essays and correct me. Help me with my writing. I don't have grammar problems, but it's all about writing the right way with the right words and expressions.

So if there is anyone out there who has time and is interested in helping me improve my writing, please contact me here or send me a private message.

I don't have a lot of time usually so we'll meet up once in two weeks, normally on weekends if possible, somewhere outside or at my place and discuss the article together.

It's all about having a good time while doing something creative together so let me tell you that I won't be able to pay for this activity. But we might have some good time together if you're interested.

Thank you.

At the risk of weeing on your strawberries, you appear to be asking for very specific, skilled, dedicated advice for which people pay quite a lot in the UK - let alone in CH. Someone providing the "right words and expressions" will essentially be ghost writing your piece.

I sincerely wish you well in your endeavours but you may need to rephrase your request.

I second that.

I know people who have MAs in creative writing and do this professionally (books on Kindle, social media, video games etc).

What is quid pro quo for such professionals?

Good luck but I doubt you will find much for free.

https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/0...ce-to-writers/

If you want some help go to KDP or kindle direct publishing and have a look at the forum there, you will learn more in ten minutes trawling through the posts then you will by any other method.

Thank you for your reply. It doesn't have to be a professional. Just a little help with correction will be fine. Let's see if someone has time for that. And if it doesn't work here I'll try to find some professional elsewhere, but later. Because right now I can't really afford it.

Must be expensive I know. I also wanted to take a creative writing short course in the UK but this year that won't be possible as I have other projects to work on. But as I'm really passionate about writing, I wanted to find someone to help me with it because I try to write quite often.

By the way let me know if there are any courses or any sort of help online for such purpose. I mean if you know any, because I've searched but didn't find something suitable yet.

Why not join the Geneva Writers' Group? www.genevawritersgroup.org

On the other hand, all these people who say they are bored to tears and many of them say they write ...... (last page of that thread)

Even if you do meet up with some folks, it never hurts to take a look at free courses. Found this page with google for some ideas:

https://www.class-central.com/report...nline-courses/

Thank you everyone for your suggestions. This means a lot to me. I'm glad to say that I've also found someone who is ready to offer help and that's what I was looking for. But at the same time I'll also have a look at the courses and forums that you guys have suggested.

Have an awesome weekend everyone.

Sadie.

I can't find a source for the quote, but I remember an author telling me once that Calvino said:

"The way to become a writer is to sit down and write for 4 hours a day and write. If your writing isn't any better after 4 years, you're not a writer."

I don't want to be a partypooper either - but writing help usually gets to the basics..of thinking help. The actual writing tips (composition, grammar, vocab, etc.) are usually easy to pick up by a lot of reading. The biggest writing work is done by thinking before one sits down to writing. The creative writing courses we organized (WMich, UNO, SUNY..) were mostly consumed by people learning to think, first.

And when you're not writing, read.

Here's another free resource - a writing lab. My daughter uses it sometimes to help with her uni work...

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/4/20/

Is this an alternative form of payment you are talking about?

I would just join up with the Absolute Write forum, or maybe Critique Circle : https://www.critiquecircle.com/

Just expect to read other people's work, and offer advice as well. Lot of these sort of things are a bit of a mutual progress thingamajig. This does remind me...I have editing to do.