Write Every Day: Day 26

My original plan for this lump of coal was to do some research and editing this month. It turns out that what I'm really spending my time on is completely re-writing it. That's not a bad thing, it just means that I'm further from the finish line that I had remembered.

In preparation for what I thought I was going to be spending my time on, I had picked up a book called ReWrite Right!: Your Guide to Perfectly Polished Prose. It has some guidelines about grammar and spelling, common mistakes and synonyms, and weighs in on the infamous adverb rule. I imagine there are many other books out there that do much the same thing.

What do you do when it comes to editing and proof-reading? Do you do it yourself? Have a beta? Hire a professional if you are writing for publishing? Any recommendations for when I finally do get to that step?


Day 26 Tally:
china_shop, badly_knitted, silveradept, sylvanwitch, shadaras, sanguinity, nafs, cornerofmadness, yasaman, lferion, phrenk, sakana17, luzula, saki101, ysilme, auroracloud, firecat, iberiandoctor

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Let me know if I missed your name at any point. And participation is always open, so jump in with a comment any time.