Learning to Love Revisions
Anybody out there love revisions? *peers around suspiciously* Okay, you’re excused. No, I understand that there are people like this. People who love revising and people who hate bacon and people who don’t understand the superlative greatness of The Princess Bride. It takes all kinds to make a world, folks. Me, however? I’ve always been in the hate-to-edit camp. As my career has worn on, I’ve forced myself into more and more rounds of edits. I’ve even grudgingly admitted that they made my writing more meaningful, and yes, BETTER. However, only recently has my attitude shifted toward edits to where I want to give them a pat on their metaphorical shoulders rather than stabbing them with a fork. There are two reasons for this. The first reason is that my husband started writing a memoir. Then he stopped writing a... Read More
