Showing posts with label Learn to Love Accuracy in Writing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Learn to Love Accuracy in Writing. Show all posts

Sunday, December 8, 2024

Learn to Love Accuracy in Writing


by Martin Wiles @LinesFromGod

Ah, those dreaded edits. We who edit love it when we receive those pieces that require little editing—although we do love to play with words and sentence structure. After all, why else would we edit, other than to help writers improve their crafts—and make a few dollars along the way? 

Many of us who edit also write, and I dare say we don’t enjoy the editing part of our writing process. Deep inside, we know our babies have imperfections, but the editing process delivers pain—as does the admission that our work needs help.