The look on your face when you’re editing
This picture connects to Day 25 and the reality of my editing. Actually, I don’t edit that much, but to be fair I haven’t completed a full manuscript that I have had to edit.
My published pieces were edited by the publication editors, so I was able to pass the responsibility on to them.
When I do need to edit my own work, I do not really feel it a cumbersome task because I tend to write once I have outlined what I want to say. This is why I can be slow in getting something out.
Of course, this is not always the case and there are plenty of times when I write something that is complete gibberish. In those cases, rather than edit, I tend to just start over and rework the parts that can be used into the new piece. Perhaps one would just simply call that editing, though?
In any case, with the help of furry friends, I generally avoid it altogether.
~T