Can Writers Really Judge Their Own Writing?

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Ever read something you couldn’t understand?

Ever thought is was the writer’s fault?

I’d guess most writers go through at least two drafts before they consider asking someone else to look at their work.

Some have elaborate processes of six or seven drafts before they turn something over to an editor.

Back in 2012, I took the first scene of my short novel and put it in an online readability tester. I shared the results in t...