An editing problem I keep noticing - Page 2

Worldwalker · 09-02-2010, 08:16 PM

Now that is a good idea. I really wish a few authors would do that, although I suppose the worst of them like how their books sound, even if nobody else does.

I wonder if I should do that with my posts? I keep wanting to scream when I go back and discover I've used the same word twice in a short time -- worst of all, in a sentence.

Steven Lake · 09-02-2010, 08:43 PM

The best attitude I've found when critiquing my own books is not, "Does it sound right", because the answer will almost always be yes. Instead, A) will it sound right to others, and B) can I improve it. If A fails, B almost never does, because there's always something I can do to improve it somehow.

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09-02-2010, 08:16 PM	#16
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	Now that is a good idea. I really wish a few authors would do that, although I suppose the worst of them like how their books sound, even if nobody else does. I wonder if I should do that with my posts? I keep wanting to scream when I go back and discover I've used the same word twice in a short time -- worst of all, in a sentence.

09-02-2010, 08:43 PM	#17
Steven Lake Sci-Fi Author Posts: 1,157 Karma: 14743509 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Michigan Device: PC (Calibre)	The best attitude I've found when critiquing my own books is not, "Does it sound right", because the answer will almost always be yes. Instead, A) will it sound right to others, and B) can I improve it. If A fails, B almost never does, because there's always something I can do to improve it somehow.