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ASparrow · 10-27-2010, 08:52 AM

I've always known about the benefits of letting a manuscript rest so that a writer can see what they actually wrote on the page and not just what they imagined they wrote.

But, man oh man, I've really had my eyes opened to the power of letting works lay fallow. I just tried submitting Page 99 of Xenolith to Page99test.com and what I found there made me queasy -- stilted, confusing dialogue, unintelligible descriptions. Not everywhere, but common enough.

My reviews on Smashwords have been much too kind. Some reviewers have hinted at the inelegance of my writing, but I think I deserve a much more solid thrashing.

As a result, I'm going through Xenolith for the umpteenth time to hunt down and destroy these clunky passages. I've killed (elucidated?) three already in the middle chapters, but I'm just getting started. I expect to release another update soon, for my own peace of mind.

10-27-2010, 08:52 AM	#1
ASparrow Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 600000 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Boston Device: Palm TX	Reviewers much too kind I've always known about the benefits of letting a manuscript rest so that a writer can see what they actually wrote on the page and not just what they imagined they wrote. But, man oh man, I've really had my eyes opened to the power of letting works lay fallow. I just tried submitting Page 99 of Xenolith to Page99test.com and what I found there made me queasy -- stilted, confusing dialogue, unintelligible descriptions. Not everywhere, but common enough. My reviews on Smashwords have been much too kind. Some reviewers have hinted at the inelegance of my writing, but I think I deserve a much more solid thrashing. As a result, I'm going through Xenolith for the umpteenth time to hunt down and destroy these clunky passages. I've killed (elucidated?) three already in the middle chapters, but I'm just getting started. I expect to release another update soon, for my own peace of mind.