31 Warp Speed Editing Secrets Worth Killing For
I
s editing important? Listen to Ernest Hemingway: “Most writers
slough off the most important part of their trade—editing their
stuff, honing it and honing it until it gets an edge like a bullfighter’s
killing sword.”
Here’s the way I look at it: Editing and rewriting, the last stage in
my Turbocharge Your Writingformula, is your opportunity to be
sure you hit the target you were aiming for. In step one you said
you wanted to create something specific. The next step (rewriting)
is your chance to see if you did it.
This step is where you invite Mr. Editor, that voice of criti-
cism in your head, back. Why? Because now you want all the
help you can get. You want your writing to be as perfect as you
can get it.
I’ve found most people don’t know howto edit their work. They
write their drafts, check the spelling (sometimes) and punctuation
(even less often), and send the work out. Sadly, these writers are
sending out trash.
How do you edit your work? In this section I offer you some