Hello everyone,
I am nervous because I normally edit my writing many times before I put it into the public space. I have done so much editing of my writing that I even enjoy it now!
What kind of weird person enjoys editing their work? Am I the only one, or do others like editing too? I usually do more than 20 complete edits of my books before they are published.
(The best part of writing is the creative 1%)
Dave Caddy
p.s. This is my first blog entry…..ever. Thanks Rosalie.
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I love editing. It’s the most artistic part of the whole biz for me: carving slabs of text into pleasing shapes.
I usually go through 20-25 printed drafts of each book, one after another, red pen in hand. Perfectionist doesn’t begin to cover it
And congrats on your very first blog post. Bet it didn’t hurt all that much, and I expect to see your new blog online any day now. (Try blogger.com – it’s free!)
Well done, Dave, on your first blog!
I, too, love editing. Right now, I’m just on the last chapter of my young adult novel, and I can’t wait to write that last word. Then I can get stuck into the editing, start from the beginning, be ruthless and get rid of all the rubbish.
I have no idea how many times I’ll rewrite it. I find with editing that no matter how good you think the last rewrite was, leave it a while and you’ll always find something to change.
But when I write blogs, I usually only edit them once.