Improve Your Chances of Getting Into a Big Publication By Editing Like a Cambridge Exam Student
Consider content, communicative achievement, organization, and language to increase your odds
In less than two months of writing on Medium, I’ve been published several times in three major publications: The Writing Cooperative, The Ascent, and P.S. I Love You.
You may think it’s because I have an innate talent, but that’s not the case; I’m not even a native English speaker.
I am, though, an English teacher specialized in the Cambridge exams. Following the official rubric, I’ve corrected hundreds of student essays, letters, reports, proposals, reviews, and articles. Considering four points — content, communicative achievement, organization, and language — I’ve helped countless learners achieve their goals.
And mine.
Using the same rubric, I’ve edited my stories on Medium to great success. By considering Cambridge’s four points, I’ve ensured my written pieces are relevant, appropriate to the publication, pleasurable to read, and grammatically correct.
Though I’ve received my fair share of rejections, my odds of success have steadily increased the more I’ve relied on my English teaching experience…
