Editing: The Path is a Spiral

I don’t see a difference between writing and editing. As soon as my words leave the keyboard, they’re subject to change. The process continues until I think to myself, I could do more but it won’t improve the text. (One year later, I reread the published product and realize I was wrong).


I understand Morgan’s frustration, though. How do you feel?


A Writer's Path




staircase spiral





by Morgan S. Hazelwood





Writing versus Editing Milestones



I find writing milestones to be more encouraging than editing ones. There’s a finite-ness to it.



It’s easy to know when you’ve achieved your word count targets when you’re writing a draft.




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Published on March 25, 2017 14:24
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