tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173702747791230686.post8975635099496969192..comments2023-04-02T07:19:31.692-05:00Comments on Outside the Box: The Editing ProcessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173702747791230686.post-66363104464590448072014-12-08T12:43:57.363-06:002014-12-08T12:43:57.363-06:00Exactly, Silver! Eh, the old chestnuts are the be...Exactly, Silver! Eh, the old chestnuts are the best chestnuts sometimes. Thanks for saying that last pass is outstanding. I can't wait for you to read the whole thing again and see how much better it is now. <br /><br />I am going! :slurps coffee: After a nap. B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173702747791230686.post-14515550214233627212014-12-08T12:42:36.647-06:002014-12-08T12:42:36.647-06:00But you're the people we write for, Fran, so y...But you're the people we write for, Fran, so your opinion matters, too. This was just a small snippet. I think it would be more visible seeing the whole process overall, but that would take up way too much space. ;o) <br /><br />I'm so glad you choose to visit my blogs. Readers are the reason I keep up what I hope will be good work. =o)B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173702747791230686.post-34674021375443402382014-12-08T07:50:14.828-06:002014-12-08T07:50:14.828-06:00And this is why we pay editors! So many times, we ...And this is why we pay editors! So many times, we can't see the forest for the trees in our writing and yeah, yeah, I shouldn't be using sad old chestnuts like that analogy but it's a chestnut for a reason--it's true. First pass was good. Second pass was better, third pass makes it outstanding, and as writers, isn't that what we strive for? To be outstanding?<br /><br />You go, girl! <i>*hands coffee* ... *shakes pompoms*</i>Silver Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606837105470988646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173702747791230686.post-92060709093982870622014-12-08T03:31:24.083-06:002014-12-08T03:31:24.083-06:00I'm not a writer so I hesitate to comment, but...I'm not a writer so I hesitate to comment, but I'm going to anyway. I liked all the versions and got the "three" thing straight away. It must be really difficult to keep hacking at your work like this - I think I'd end up sobbing in a corner. As I said, I'm not a writer (thank goodness) but I enjoy the end results so .... keep up the good work!Fran Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11079042659459259795noreply@blogger.com