Comments on: Re-writing

By: Dennis Arehart

Dennis Arehart — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:08:35 +0000

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By: nicoleantoinette

nicoleantoinette — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:11:32 +0000

I was I had the patience for rewriting. Sometimes I fear that’s what will hold me back from being a great writer.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:26:29 +0000

Oh I definitely go back and edit even after comments. I know that if I don’t the error will bug me to no end. One of my many quirks I suppose.

By: phampants

phampants — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:37:35 +0000

Same here, I just write and publish. But it has gotten to the point that it’s so bad that now I C/P into Word just to catch anything.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:49:13 +0000

Normally I only go as far as looking over whatever I’m writing and correcting any spelling or grammar mistakes. I hardly ever print out the work to edit. Though lately I’ve been finding that printing out the writing doesn’t seem so bad. I can usually send the work to my sister to for editing. She’s that kind and good I might add.

Writing blogs is entirely different for me. I refuse to edit because the posts are meant to be informal. Of course I look for spelling errors at least. The only time I actually edit is to add something I left out. I just like to add little bits later, you know here and there.

By: Pam

Pam — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:32:48 +0000

If you are a perfectionist too and couldn’t get through NaNoWriMo, then I have no hope. I am on my 4th draft of my book and I am still adding and it has been over a year now. It sucks. But maybe it might force me to get it done…

By: Pam

Pam — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:29:44 +0000

That won’t stop me from going back and editing it. I have even gone back a few months and was rereading stuff, found errors and edited it.

By: Astharis

Astharis — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:09:04 +0000

I’m all about getting down that first draft, and then I keep editing over and over until it’s how I want it.

Getting someone else to read it is also pretty important for me too.

I usually have quite a good sense with my writing when it’s “done” so I don’t keep editting forever

But when I’m blogging, I just proofread for spelling errors and making sure it all makes sense.

By: Amber @ 'Amber Alert'

Amber @ 'Amber Alert' — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:08:23 +0000

I’m the same with editing my blogs but half the time I don’t notice some mistakes until AFTER I’ve hit publish or even later on in the day after people have commented on it! I hate that!

By: Lindsay Vicious

Lindsay Vicious — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:54:44 +0000

I hate to re-write and spend time on things, but when it comes to writing, you have to perfect your craft. Ugh! I will write very freely the first time through. The second time through I will check spelling and grammer. The third time through I will check if I have used the same words or phrases too many times, and then proceed to change those words. The next few times through I will just whittle it down to what it needs to be, and what it is best as.

But let it be known that…

I was an English major.

I never proof-read my essays/papers.