Good god, I just read that King quote last night, how funny. I'm re-reading some stuff on editing because I need to quickly edit something and I haven't done it in awhile. I kind of hate it. I find it extremely difficult. I usually don't have enough time to do a good job because I'm a big procrastinator.
I haven't seen those links - thanks!
Chuck Wendig has some great editing tips somewhere on his blog, which I recommend in general for writing inspiration and guidance. http://terribleminds.com/ramble/
As far as process, I go the dirty rough draft route because otherwise it's hard for me to finish. I used to edit as I went, but for me, it's inhibiting. Now I finish the story, then edit. A lot, if possible. Then I get a beta for longer things. One time I did the exercise of taking out all adjectives and adverbs, and boy, that was interesting.
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Date: 2013-06-12 11:10 am (UTC)I haven't seen those links - thanks!
Chuck Wendig has some great editing tips somewhere on his blog, which I recommend in general for writing inspiration and guidance. http://terribleminds.com/ramble/
As far as process, I go the dirty rough draft route because otherwise it's hard for me to finish. I used to edit as I went, but for me, it's inhibiting. Now I finish the story, then edit. A lot, if possible. Then I get a beta for longer things. One time I did the exercise of taking out all adjectives and adverbs, and boy, that was interesting.