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Thanks for your insighful comments!

posted by word.smith on September 17, 2007 at 6:26 PM | link to this | reply

What Azur said... Turning that rough draft into a faceted jewel is

tough, but satisfying. Only when you've edited it to the point every sentence reads like it just organically dropped onto the page is it "written."  Hang in.

posted by Pat_B on September 2, 2007 at 7:12 AM | link to this | reply

Editing is when the true shape of the work emerges

posted by Azur on August 19, 2007 at 3:35 AM | link to this | reply

Straight.

In that respect, editing has its plusses.  When writing gets boring, that's an alternative. 

posted by word.smith on August 15, 2007 at 3:05 PM | link to this | reply

Taps,

I know that can be dangerous.  Sometimes I write half a chapter and then read and re-read that before going on to write the next bit.

posted by word.smith on August 15, 2007 at 3:02 PM | link to this | reply

Thanks for stopping by Foliage...

I find the writing a lot more fun than editing.  Guess because when I write I try to do the best I can on the first round to save work later. The second and third go round is a lot less fun.

posted by word.smith on August 15, 2007 at 3:00 PM | link to this | reply

I know we all need a change or break from our routine work!

posted by Straightforward on August 15, 2007 at 9:24 AM | link to this | reply

word.smith

At least you get something done that way.  I have a tendency to spend lots of time editing each page as it is written so I never move along.

posted by TAPS. on August 15, 2007 at 7:24 AM | link to this | reply

word.smith - Really? Editing is my favourite part of writing because

that's where writing really begins.

posted by FoliageGold on August 15, 2007 at 6:24 AM | link to this | reply

And how!

Hate rewrites!  Even if it makes our work better.

posted by word.smith on August 13, 2007 at 8:01 PM | link to this | reply

I like polishing my writings, but I agree it's a sure pain when you have to rewrite long paragraphs.

posted by Matie on August 13, 2007 at 7:33 PM | link to this | reply