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Thanks for dropping in Symph.
Hope your vacation is going well.
posted by
word.smith
on August 16, 2005 at 8:47 AM
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Thanks, MayB. I need to remember that.
posted by
word.smith
on August 16, 2005 at 8:46 AM
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Thank you for the warning
- take care and good luck
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 16, 2005 at 4:53 AM
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You are best to leave the piece for a few days AND then edit when you are fresh. Over-editing is death to pieces unless they were poorly written
posted by
Azur
on August 15, 2005 at 9:53 PM
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Original, that's true all right.
posted by
word.smith
on August 15, 2005 at 2:00 PM
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Ah, Tweeter.....the life of a writer!
posted by
word.smith
on August 15, 2005 at 1:58 PM
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Seems we are an obsessive bunch...
at least when it comes to our writing.
posted by
Original_Influence
on August 15, 2005 at 8:24 AM
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Ha, I do the same thing.
posted by
Tweeter65
on August 15, 2005 at 6:50 AM
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Marshall,
After a while we have to wise up and realize when it's time to quit editing.
posted by
word.smith
on August 14, 2005 at 2:18 PM
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i'm never satisfied with my articles...
i know this feeling you are talking about...
posted by
Marshallengraved
on August 14, 2005 at 2:05 PM
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Them's the breaks John...
We either stick with it or throw up our hands in despair. 
posted by
word.smith
on August 14, 2005 at 8:26 AM
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word
Oh, I would believe it. Join the club.
posted by
johnmacnab
on August 14, 2005 at 4:54 AM
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Dseacrest,
that's it exactly. It's almost memorized by the time I get done. At that point, I usually give it a rest as I'm afraid I'll miss any errors. Thanks for the encouragement. I know that all that hard work eventually pays off. Thanks for reading!
posted by
word.smith
on August 12, 2005 at 11:29 AM
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Errors
Here is my advice as a writer/editor you will end up going over your work many times to check for errors. It is natural. Yes, it gets annoying but, by the time you are done with it....someone will want it and be happy. I have a story out and I went over it so many times, I have it memorized almost. Don't get discouraged.
posted by
Dseacrest
on August 12, 2005 at 10:54 AM
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I'm wondering about that myself John....
It does take heaps of determination. Would you be surprised if I told you that I have not re-written the article that was first critiqued for me in the Review and that was months and months ago. I suppose I might'nt get around to it until it meets the submission guidelines somewhere.
posted by
word.smith
on August 12, 2005 at 5:18 AM
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word
I often wonder if editing your work is really whatt should be known as 'writing,' as it is what takes up the most time and it takes determination.
posted by
johnmacnab
on August 12, 2005 at 4:33 AM
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True, it's harder to see the regular mistakes that we tend to make.
Since a second pair of eyes are not usually not on hand, I try to let the stuff sit and then go back to it, but with only a couple of days to go.....
posted by
word.smith
on August 11, 2005 at 2:20 PM
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You're a good editor word!
Though it's always harder to edit your own work!
posted by
ginnieb
on August 11, 2005 at 2:03 PM
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