[HN Gopher] How to Edit Your Own Writing
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       How to Edit Your Own Writing
        
       Author : mapgrep
       Score  : 9 points
       Date   : 2020-04-08 16:24 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | farleykr wrote:
       | I used to shy away from editing my own writing. I felt like I
       | couldn't possibly make any improvements since I was the person
       | who wrote the writing that needed editing in the first place. But
       | once you get used to it, the real fun of writing is in the chance
       | to perfect what you're trying to say through editing.
        
       | ghaff wrote:
       | I generally agree with the piece, especially writing as
       | discovery. And I certainly identify with the opening being hard--
       | in fact, there's a good argument for putting _something_ there so
       | that you can get on with writing the rest of the piece. I 've
       | sometimes probably spent a decent portion of my total writing
       | time figuring out a hook/analogy/etc. for the rest of the piece.
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       | The thing that's missing is that you also need another pair of
       | eyes at least for anything beyond a personal blog post where it's
       | somewhat OK to have mistakes. Obviously you can't get at least a
       | copy editor for anything but you basically can't publish even a
       | short book, report, or something like that without someone else
       | doing a careful read.
        
         | ksd482 wrote:
         | "And don't neglect a second pair of eyes: Ask relatives and
         | friends to read over your work. They might catch some things
         | you missed and can tell you when something is amiss."
        
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