I plan to publish at least four collected editions of Musings, 350 musings apiece. A lot of them reiterate the same message, but due to the fact that my writing style continually evolves, I’ve decided to publish them all in chronological order. A small twist of wording might provide a different insight, or another way of viewing the world. Apologies if these happen to be repetitive or not very polished; they started out as blog posts. In the editing process I tried to strike a delicate balance between polishing them up, while still hewing to their “original spirit.” That means that I didn’t edit these as much as usual (if you didn’t already know, I am HUGE on editing; Echo 4 started as 335,000+ words, and I chopped it down to approximately 135,000 over 23 revisions) in an effort to maintain whatever impact they might possess.
Here’s Musings, Volume 1: Musings, Volume 1
Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha 
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Might try having links open as a separate page so whoever is on your site doesn’t lose track…just a thought. Congrats on the publications!
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Thank you!!
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Cool 😮I have just the same thing going on. I worry about losing the raw passionate force of my writing when I polish it. So I barely edit my blog posts. I try to preserve its “spirit”, its life, even at the cost of people looking at my blog and thinking it’s crap. Lol. What is it like for you?
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I’m a bit of a weird one, in that I feel like my editing brings out the spirit. It’s kind of like whittling, where I shave off a lot and get to the heart of it.
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That’s so cool. I think you’re definitely the normal one here. I’m weird in barely wanting to edit. I like the sculpture metaphor too. Michelangelo or someone said he was just giving life and “bringing out” what was pregnant in the stone. I like writing and drawing from my subconscious. I use the Freudian method called free association.
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I can relate to what Michelangelo said. I think of it as making a stew, where the first draft is just barely broth. Then as I edit I start adding starch and veggies and meat, and it’s eventually fit for consumption.
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Hahaha awesome 😊 I love that. I want to try that. I’m too lazy though. I used to be a workaholic and now I’m a sack on the couch. Interesting that there is a way to put more into something in a way that makes it better. I think the vast majority of people, and also all the publishing company editors in the world, go with your idea of editing🥘🫕
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I enjoy my relaxation as well! Fortunately, writing is one of the things for me that doesn’t feel like work. 😊
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That’s just great that you don’t feel writing is work. Go for it!!
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