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Old 02-02-2016, 08:18 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by cromag View Post
For me, the process is longer. After the "Polish" step I have a "Put it Aside" step. I walk away and do other things for a substantial period of time -- sometimes for a month, sometimes for several months, sometimes longer. I let it get cold, so I can read it with "fresh eyes."

Then I go back to the "Review" and "Revise" steps.

It takes a while.
Similar for me, cromag. After having gotten so involved in it all as to have heard the voices, the only way to gain the distance needed to really assess the result is to put it aside. ... Though, in my case, putting it aside generally comes after (about) the second draft. I only bother with the full revision process on work that survives reassessment after having put it aside.
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