[ SECRET POST #2792 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2792 ⌋

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I want to be a writer - but I hate revisions

[(Anonymous)]

So one of my problems is that as much as I love writing, it's hard for me to revise. Which... poses problems.

It's not a butthurt thing; I LIKE constructive criticism. It's just hard for me to spend time redoing things, especially if it's been a while since I've written something - and editors can take forever to respond. So.

How does one get over hating revisions?

Re: I want to be a writer - but I hate revisions

[(Anonymous)]

Put it down for a couple days before starting in again. It helps with the burnout.

Re: I want to be a writer - but I hate revisions

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks - I have found that easier, so maybe I will try it more. :)

Re: I want to be a writer - but I hate revisions

[inkdust]

Or a couple weeks.

Re: I want to be a writer - but I hate revisions

[sarillia]

I'm working on that myself. I have a bad habit of running off to work on something new and never getting back to my old projects after the first draft.

Re: I want to be a writer - but I hate revisions

[intrigueing]

Wait for a while. Don't start revising right away. Not only does it make revising less tedious, it makes your revisions better, because you gain a little more time/distance between you and the thing you wrote.

Re: I want to be a writer - but I hate revisions

[(Anonymous)]

Well, fwiw, there are some writers that (supposedly) never revise(d): Joyce Carol Oates, and (I think) Asimov.

Re: I want to be a writer - but I hate revisions

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT - Wouldn't their editors have noticed?

Re: I want to be a writer - but I hate revisions

[(Anonymous)]

You know, though, some writers who have a reputation for just "flowing" and not revising (like Jack Kerouac or Allen Ginsberg) actually edited their work.