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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
Because writing is a process. What I write now is better than what I wrote 10 years ago.
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And I assume that 10 years ago you didn't make much out of writing.
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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
A good editor (and there are plot editors, copyeditors and so on) has a wealth of talent--not only do they understand good plots, they are well-read in SEVERAL genres. So they know an over-used trope. They also know a unique spin. They can spot lazy writing and nudge a writer to improve or make a scene dynamic.
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So many new authors don't understand good plots, aren't well-read and can be lazy at times. And you think that they should make enough money from writing to be able to dedicate all of their time to this so that they can get better in time. Sure.
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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
I've been fortunate to have had a beta reader say, "You know this is a good ending, but. I think it could be more." It was a good ending. But that comment pushed me to think about how to make it a great one.
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And you can put that up on your wall, and be able to get motivated without help. But tell me this: do you like the Disney version of Cinderella? I'm sure that from many points of view it is better than the original, but not from mine.
Your readers will only get one ending to your story, and if the editor gives it to you, it isn't your ending anymore.
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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
Most writers don't have sloppiness due to lack of training or due to lack of trying. We have sloppiness or errors due to reading it too many times. Due to focusing in on our own pet peeves. I know what I meant to write and THAT is what I see--it just might not actually be the words that showed up on the computer screen. And yes. I can misread that same paragraph 12 or 13 times. My editor reads it once. And apparently it glares...
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So you are saying that if you are told that there won't be an editor this time, you won't say: wait, let me read it again?