Harry Hayfield asked Ted Anthony Roberts:

When writing for one of your stories do you have a flash of inspiration that sounds wonderful at the time but when you review it sounds stupid and if so, how is the best way to turn it around?

Ted Anthony Roberts Hey, Harry! Thanks for the question.... Yes, it happens to me a lot. That's why it's best to read and re-read your works before showing them to anybody else. And even then, something can still slip through the cracks! If I have trouble with a sentence, or even a paragraph, a lot of times I will simply leave it alone for the time being, and take a fresh look at it a day or two later, or even a week later. At that time, you can have a fresh approach to the wording, and re-word it to make it sound better. There are times that things just flow from me quickly and accurate to how I feel about the situation, and other times I have to work really, really hard to make things sound just normal! Sometimes it's best to completely tear up what you did (just the sentence or paragraph - not the whole story!), and totally re-word it. If possible, have some family or friends look it over; and, if they have any literature in their blood, they might can even offer some solid advice.... Hope that helps....

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