So what’s it like to edit? Hmm, well I must say that going
over your own work a million times over is one thing, but liking the changes
you make is another. I have gone over my novels, I don’t know the exact number
of times, but I can say that it’s been a lot. But here is the downfall that I have
with all that, it’s me.
Yes, you, me, we all make mistakes and sometimes more than once. With the multitude of times I have been over my work, I’m still not happy. I change something here, a little there, and with every change that is made, there’s more room for flaws. I’m not a perfect writer by any means and I’ve needed help from time to time and still do. As of right now I’m in the process of getting a legit editor.
Let’s all face it. If you want your work to be perfect, you have to send it to the pros, and the cons of those pros is this, it isn’t cheap. And that’s where I’m at right now. Well trying not to stray too far from the topic, back to me going over my own stuff.
I don’t know how many times that I have changed character names, the way the come off, or removing a side story completely to build up to something more with the main characters love interest. But characters is one thing, we all know it’s about location, location, location. Which that’s something I changed the least but I think I’m personally happy with the choices I’ve made with it.
Still to this very moment, when I read over my works for a 100th time, there are things that I want to change. I’d say it is as we go along through time, our tastes change and we perceive things, events, ideas, just a little bit different than we did originally. And that’s what I’ve been doing as well with the Within Series. I just need to stop touching it and finish the process of getting an editor.
So what I have to say about, “What’s it like to edit,” is this, “Another pair of eyes that are not of your own, may perceive things in a different light, showing you a way you never thought possible.” Editing your work is one thing, having a helping hand, another set of eyes, always seem to help me.
Yes, you, me, we all make mistakes and sometimes more than once. With the multitude of times I have been over my work, I’m still not happy. I change something here, a little there, and with every change that is made, there’s more room for flaws. I’m not a perfect writer by any means and I’ve needed help from time to time and still do. As of right now I’m in the process of getting a legit editor.
Let’s all face it. If you want your work to be perfect, you have to send it to the pros, and the cons of those pros is this, it isn’t cheap. And that’s where I’m at right now. Well trying not to stray too far from the topic, back to me going over my own stuff.
I don’t know how many times that I have changed character names, the way the come off, or removing a side story completely to build up to something more with the main characters love interest. But characters is one thing, we all know it’s about location, location, location. Which that’s something I changed the least but I think I’m personally happy with the choices I’ve made with it.
Still to this very moment, when I read over my works for a 100th time, there are things that I want to change. I’d say it is as we go along through time, our tastes change and we perceive things, events, ideas, just a little bit different than we did originally. And that’s what I’ve been doing as well with the Within Series. I just need to stop touching it and finish the process of getting an editor.
So what I have to say about, “What’s it like to edit,” is this, “Another pair of eyes that are not of your own, may perceive things in a different light, showing you a way you never thought possible.” Editing your work is one thing, having a helping hand, another set of eyes, always seem to help me.
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