#writerslife
I'm going to tell you writers something you know.
NOBODY loves your story as you do. Not your editor. Not your readers. NOBODY.
So: you're editor will make your story readable? No. HELLS no. YOU will. It's _ALL_ on you, fam.
What does this mean?
That means any grammar or spelling or syntax errors?
You fix them the INSTANT you see them. If you don't then the error in the next print is YOUR FAULT.
And infelicity? You rewrite it. Throw out the whole d-mn chapter and start over if you have to.
Be ye perfect, writers.
Who reads your work the most? You do. Go in there with a red pen and circle, THEN FIX, RIGHT AT THAT SECOND, anything, ... ANYTHING, that doesn't work.
The #writerslife isn't easy. Don't pretend it is. Don't ignore your errors. Own up to them and fix them. NOW.
I read, then reread, a chapter I publish, 5-6-7 times THAT DAY. I fix every, single error I find, and republish or resubmit that chapter EVERY TIME I find and fix errors.
EVERY TIME, lovelies.
Every time.
How does this work?
"Not And Or," ch 8, published 2023-09-03. I reread that chapter today and saw an error on the first page.
I. was. furious.
I fixed that error and republished. NOW.
There have been 9 readers of this chapter.
All future readers will NEVER see this error.
Writing is more than spelling or punctuation.
But if those things are wrong, they are distracting, degrading your work, SIGNIFICANTLY.
Writers. Your writing is YOUR BABY. You, and only you, love your baby and are proud of her.
Your readers need your work.
Give them your best.
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