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dworth · 01-19-2011, 06:24 AM

I always edit my own stuff after the first draft and also do re-writes/additions/removals/re-jigging.

I then re-edit the second draft, and possibly a third.

I then pass it to a third party. I can guarantee that they WILL find something within a couple of pages that when it's pointed out to me is so glaringly obvious that I wonder how I could have missed it, particularly grammatical issues (misplaced commas of the 'eats shoots and leaves variety') A fresh pair of eyes always helps. You will read what you think you've written, not what you actually have.

01-19-2011, 06:24 AM	#18
dworth Zealot Posts: 140 Karma: 2094632 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Bradford, UK Device: kindle pc	I always edit my own stuff after the first draft and also do re-writes/additions/removals/re-jigging. I then re-edit the second draft, and possibly a third. I then pass it to a third party. I can guarantee that they WILL find something within a couple of pages that when it's pointed out to me is so glaringly obvious that I wonder how I could have missed it, particularly grammatical issues (misplaced commas of the 'eats shoots and leaves variety') A fresh pair of eyes always helps. You will read what you think you've written, not what you actually have.