I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.
- Peter de Vries -
Talk about funny. I can so relate, especially today. I'm taking a copyediting course, so I can improve my self-editing skills, which I am always in need of reminders of what's correct and what's not. I received my first assignment back, corrected. Ugh. What a drag to see I don't know as much as I thought I knew, and I knew I didn't know everything, but still . . .
There in lies the paperwork. Writing is work. The polished piece that is hiding in the depths of a first or second or third draft is only discovered with patience, persistence, and revision.
And brushing up on the tools of the trade is essential.
There in lies the paperwork. Writing is work. The polished piece that is hiding in the depths of a first or second or third draft is only discovered with patience, persistence, and revision.
And brushing up on the tools of the trade is essential.
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