LynAlden on Nostr: One of the things I find most challenging in fiction lately is over-editing. Like, I ...
One of the things I find most challenging in fiction lately is over-editing.
Like, I managed to write my thing, but no I’m not stephen king; so I’m always looking for areas to improve.
Under-editing would risk plot holes or other major issues. I would only publish something I put a ton of thought into.
Over-editing risks detracting from author voice.
I send drafts to my husband, since we’re currently apart due to a construction project, and he’s one of the few people that amuses me because he’ll literally comment on my manuscript with brutal inside jokes like “I know you were raised poor and you don’t know better, but this change would be retarded, you should revert” or “I get what you’re doing here, but ultimately you should respect the reader. This edit would be incorrect. Go out and touch grass instead of propose bad changes like this.”
Like, I managed to write my thing, but no I’m not stephen king; so I’m always looking for areas to improve.
Under-editing would risk plot holes or other major issues. I would only publish something I put a ton of thought into.
Over-editing risks detracting from author voice.
I send drafts to my husband, since we’re currently apart due to a construction project, and he’s one of the few people that amuses me because he’ll literally comment on my manuscript with brutal inside jokes like “I know you were raised poor and you don’t know better, but this change would be retarded, you should revert” or “I get what you’re doing here, but ultimately you should respect the reader. This edit would be incorrect. Go out and touch grass instead of propose bad changes like this.”