An author will draft his or her manuscript, and then edit edit EDIT…until the words are no longer painful to look at, despite the author having viewed them thousands of times over.  

(Existence may follow this pattern as well).  😉


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24 responses to “Musings”

  1. I read them a thousand times and they always read the same – right up until somebody else reads them!

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    1. It could be like that most times, same eye, same colour. Different eye might just as well be the rainbow

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  2. tkwrtrilogy Avatar
    tkwrtrilogy

    I love revisiting my stuff. ☺️ It’s like going on an adventure every time. Must be the ADD talking, though.

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    1. Really? I can’t stand seeing my old stuff. I start wanting to edit it again, haha!

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  3. Yesenia Faye Avatar
    Yesenia Faye

    Lol editing is painful sometimes.
    Sometimes, it’s a lot of fun.
    But usually, I would rather just keep on writing new things.

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    1. Yeah, I force myself to do both. Definitely prefer writing new stuff tho.

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  4. Ah yes, this. This is the culprit… The reason why I am not publishing as fast as I want to. 😄

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    1. Maybe not as fast, but it’ll make it well worth it when it happens, right? 😉

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      1. Yep, spot on! 😊

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  5. beninyourhead Avatar
    beninyourhead

    C’mon. They’re always painful to look at. Especially after editing. Even after a million years

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    1. I don’t find them painful… Maybe a bit sickening, like digesting too much of myself over and over and over… It’s much nicer to gave a proofreader and editor lol

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      1. I’m too paranoid for either option, haha!

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      2. My typos add more weight to my point! rofl…

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      3. So you’re fine with having readers who love to read what you have to say, like myself, but people who genuinely (or for a fee) want to help you to edit your work are fear-inspiring? hahaha XD I suppose your writing will be 100% unique, untouched by the views of other. Probably pretty good reads!

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      4. Well there’s so much that gets fleshed out as I edit—so much stuff I think of to add depth to the story…but yes. If I’m pumping out NY times bestsellers like the esteemed, Mr. King, you’d best believe I’m not gonna be spending a lot of time editing, haha!

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    2. True. I can’t stand reading my old stuff. That’s a blessing and curse of getting better…you can make better stuff but if you look at your old stuff you just want to rewrite the whole thing.

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  6. Indeed, maybe not really painful to look at in that sense, but more fluid when reading, you know, smoother; they edit the ‘bumps’. If only people were as willing as words: to be edited until they’re not ‘painful’ to be around.

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    1. I think that that actually happens with the people…just not as fast as we’d like, haha!

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      1. Yes, not fast enough

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  7. How did I miss this one!? haha. Exorcising your darlings… that’s writing (whoever said that). It never failed, if I hated it, everyone else loved it. Just like reality. Weird, huh? Writers therefore ALWAYS question reality, and their sanity.

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    1. A productive (and perhaps healthy, maybe) side effect of being a writer, haha!

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