A Writer's Process.
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ellenmillionWrite a book.
Edit a book.
Revise a book.
Edit the revised book.
Pay someone to edit the revised book.
Have someone ELSE edit the book.
Edit the book one last time oneself.
Publish the book.
Find typos.
Edit the typos.
Republish the book.
(two years later)
Republish the book in a printed collector's edition.
Open the printed collector's edition to immediately find a typo on page 12.
TRUE STORY.
Edit a book.
Revise a book.
Edit the revised book.
Pay someone to edit the revised book.
Have someone ELSE edit the book.
Edit the book one last time oneself.
Publish the book.
Find typos.
Edit the typos.
Republish the book.
(two years later)
Republish the book in a printed collector's edition.
Open the printed collector's edition to immediately find a typo on page 12.
TRUE STORY.
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Date: 2021-10-06 12:52 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2021-10-07 02:58 am (UTC)Years ago my writing teacher quoted the famous "great works are not written, they're re-written."
On a more prosaic level (pun intended), when I used to be in a leadership position, I had a hard enough time getting people to even proof-read what they've written (I mean memos, not novels).