The Twelve Days of Self-Edits

A Frustrated Writer's Lament By:
The Twelve Days of Self-Edits

Well! The holidays are upon us, but somehow we writers keep plugging away. With the help of the other members here, we can get great, useful feedback, but sometimes it seems we keep running headlong into a brick wall. Or a brick Christmas tree, if you will. Self-editing - the bane of writers everywhere. Ho-ho-ho...bleh.


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Ingeborg Kazek

"By seeking and blundering we learn.”
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Lol...
Happy New Year!

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judycolella

And to you! Thank you for adding my "lament" to your bookshelf! 'D

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J. M. Rivers

There's an issue with the third and sixth day...

I like this. I sang and also performed it like an angry monologue.....

Happy Holidays!

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judycolella

Lol, of course I screwed up - I had "comma splices" under "two" but liked it better as the sixth item; when I went back to switch them, I forgot to do it for the third day. Anyway, problem fixed - thank you.

And thank you so much for your kind comment and holiday wishes - I'm... Show more

J. M. Rivers

You are very welcome!

:)

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Deleted User

Very funny. A well written book. It kept me laughing!

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judycolella

Thanks! I admit I giggled a lot while writing this, lol!

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Deleted User

Not a single case of mixed tenses? Ho ho ho ho

Very cute one, Judy. All the best of the season to you and yours. (Hmmm, I might even save that one to my favs)

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judycolella

Nope. I actually got all my tenses right, lol. I appreciate you taking the time to read this - I had a great deal of fun writing it; glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for the holiday wishes, Dave! The same to you, your family, and friends!

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