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Feedback is the #1 thing that& #39;s made me grow as a freelance writer. But it& #39;s hard to take (especially in the early days.)
Here& #39;s how to take it onboard and make your writing 10x better
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Here& #39;s how to take it onboard and make your writing 10x better
1/ Actively ask for feedback. Some content managers take your writing and do their own edits just before publishing. Ask if it& #39;s possible to see the edits they& #39;ve made (tracked changes in GDocs is good here). Win-win for both sides: the more you learn, the more you improve.
2/ Clarify suggestions you don& #39;t understand. Never accept the changes, nor resolve comments, without understanding what they actually mean. If you do, you& #39;ll probably get the same feedback over and over again (not good for anyone.)
3/ If you get lots of individual edits on small things like grammar, make a DIY style guide for that client. E.g. capitalize headings or "don& #39;t overload em-dashes." (Guilty)
4/ Most important: Don& #39;t take feedback personally. It can feel like a personal attack when editors rip your writing apart. Clients can be blunt with their changes, too.
5/ Learn to separate your work and your writing. Your editor is there to make you better... not put you down. (If they do, find a new one.)
6/ Wanna hear more about this? My conversation with @tomwhtley talked about giving and receiving feedback in-depth, both from the client and freelancer side.
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Superb quote I just read in Purple Cow from @ThisIsSethsBlog that fits perfectly here:
“You do not equal the project. Criticism of the project is not criticism of you. [...] It’s people who have projects that are never criticized who ultimately fail.”
“You do not equal the project. Criticism of the project is not criticism of you. [...] It’s people who have projects that are never criticized who ultimately fail.”
