I have been reading this scene over and over. I have never hated the sight of my own writing more.
Awkward:
- When you read the same bit of your story over and over and over again until you can't stand the sight of it
- Seriously. If this book ever gets into print, I won't even be able to LOOK at it because I'll just be sitting there like, "NO. I DONT NEED TO OPEN IT. I KNOW EVERY WORD. IT HAS BEEN IMPRINTED INTO MY BRAIN!"
- Realizing there is one word or two that you consistently spell wrong (though that's not terrible since then you can just search the document for it and viola!)
- WHY did I spell one character's name in at least three different ways?
- WHAT IS THIS? I know I made up the country, but I should still stick to one spelling don't you think?
- Your friends sitting there like...We've seen how you text and how riddled your drafts are with typos. Do you REALLY think you're the best person to fix that?
Awesome:
- You're one step closer to finishing!
- Honestly, a lot of people never make it to the second draft. And yet you made it to the edits? HOW COOL IS THAT
- Finally. Your story won't be an absolute embarrassment when you let people read it
- Its faster than writing...especially if you've already finished the macro edits and you're just doing line edits.
- And yet it still manages to crawl by at the speed of a snail...
What do you guys think of editing?
MK
It's faster than writing and still manages to crawl by at the speed of a snail. YES. *cries*
ReplyDelete*cries with you because editing is the worst*
DeleteThis is so relatable and I still struggle looking at mine in print, so your definitely right about that. XD
ReplyDeleteI was hoping it would get better the farther along the book gets...RIP
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I like to edit sometimes. I've been super slow at it right now. I am mostly just happy it is finished. But yeah I won't be reading it for a while once I'm done.. :)
ReplyDeleteRight? I honestly can't understand how authors go on a book tour and smile and talk about their books right after theyre published. I'd probably be sitting there like, "Yes! I have a book published! I'm so excited! And NO I dont want to talk about it or hear anyone talk about it or even look at it right now." lol
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