tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108902282183852277.post1223602505241624143..comments2023-04-16T06:15:57.683-05:00Comments on The Writing Spectacle: When Have You Edited Enough?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108902282183852277.post-20284244290968975702008-02-21T13:23:00.000-06:002008-02-21T13:23:00.000-06:00When you are changing things just for the sake of ...When you are changing things just for the sake of change, a word here a phrase there, but not really enhancing the story. that is when you are done.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108902282183852277.post-72240934337698842332008-02-21T10:20:00.000-06:002008-02-21T10:20:00.000-06:00Honestly, you could edit the same book for the res...Honestly, you could edit the same book for the rest of your life if you really wanted to.<BR/><BR/>There just comes a point where you have to grab yourself by the collar and demand you let it go. <BR/><BR/>Face that fear head on and submit. No editor is not going to buy you because you used big instead of large. If the storytelling is there, they'll snap it up and work the rest out in edits. That's what editors do, they edit. They get paid to do that.<BR/><BR/>We're writers. We get paid, if we're lucky, to tell a good story. Lather, rinse, repeat.Kristen Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108902282183852277.post-78208934717432815892008-02-21T09:02:00.000-06:002008-02-21T09:02:00.000-06:00The only way I can know if I've edited enough is t...The only way I can know if I've edited enough is to take a break on the ms and work on something else. Then I return to it after a couple weeks and re-read it and I try NOT to touch a darn thing.Wendy Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619336710125018971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108902282183852277.post-16361343355546981902008-02-21T07:26:00.000-06:002008-02-21T07:26:00.000-06:00I think I'm reaching the point where I can no long...<I>I think I'm reaching the point where I can no longer edit RTL without cutting the heart out of it. </I><BR/><BR/>This is such a real fear! I have done this, and I have seen other people do it. Very smart to be aware of the potential in advance so it doesn't happen to you!Erica Ridleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511276393455961757noreply@blogger.com