I self-published my first book without regard to any of the trivial and inconvenient little niceties like editing.
But for my current WIP I am trying a little harder and so I put the first three sentences on the appropriate thread and was told that I have a tendency to over-write, repeat myself, use too many words, say the same thing in different ways and sometimes even repeat myself. I don't know how they could have come to that conclusion or formed that sort of view of my work because it is totally alien to my nature and simply not in my character to write like that.
So I sat back and read some more of the threads on this forum and guess what - they're actually right. Which leaves me with a dilemma. I am about three quarters through my current WIP - six or seven chapters left to go. Do I go back and revise what I've already written or do I finish the story first?
What I've decided to do is finish the story first because the other route sounds like the slippery slope on the road to never finishing anything - ever. So my goals are:
Goal 1: Finish the story
Goal 2: Review and Revise (may need some help with this one)
Goal 3: Publish and be dammed
But for my current WIP I am trying a little harder and so I put the first three sentences on the appropriate thread and was told that I have a tendency to over-write, repeat myself, use too many words, say the same thing in different ways and sometimes even repeat myself. I don't know how they could have come to that conclusion or formed that sort of view of my work because it is totally alien to my nature and simply not in my character to write like that.
So I sat back and read some more of the threads on this forum and guess what - they're actually right. Which leaves me with a dilemma. I am about three quarters through my current WIP - six or seven chapters left to go. Do I go back and revise what I've already written or do I finish the story first?
What I've decided to do is finish the story first because the other route sounds like the slippery slope on the road to never finishing anything - ever. So my goals are:
Goal 1: Finish the story
Goal 2: Review and Revise (may need some help with this one)
Goal 3: Publish and be dammed
