Week 15

             Working with a writer this week has been quite the experience. I have been quite stressed out about the whole project. First off, working as a team is difficult because of the timing involved. I tried to set up a strict schedule for the exchanges between my writer and me. But I was somewhat disappointed when my writer procrastinated and I was unable to complete the assignment in the time frame I was hoping to.

            

            Aside from the stressful timeline I have actually enjoyed the experience quite a bit. I still do not trust myself completely and I have a lot to learn. I found myself referring to my book to ensure that the errors I found were valid ones. However, I was happy to see myself being right much of the time.

            Communication was another area I could potentially improve on in the future. First off portraying myself as authoritative without being overbearing and destructive was difficult for me. I felt as though I was being a bully much of the time (though my writer told me I was over thinking things, and that I should understand that I was being asked to criticize).

           Overall, the whole experience was fairly stressful for me. I felt as though I was given a responsibility I was not skilled enough to have. I will probably never actually edit as a profession. But, for my own work, I do hope to get better.