How often do you as an author go back and read your own stories.
I have done it - but rarely.
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Quote by avrgblkgrl
I reread it, reread it, reread it and reread it before I submit a story.
Every once in a while I may go back and read something after
submission; it may be something I wrote last month or two years ago.
It's painful because each time I see a mistake, I see where I could have
done better or I wonder why in the hell did I let someone read that.NEJZGIq09PkTr4SW
Quote by HotWife4U
Ditto. I read it so many times before submitting that I have it memorized. Then read it aloud. It's good to know your approach is the same.
Quote by JWren
At some stage we have to let go.
I read and re-read stories several times (even paragraphs as I'm writing them) before I submit.
Yet, once published, we always see not only the minor errors but where the work could be improved.
It's too darned late in book form, of course, but, on here, it's possible to tweak, correct and rewrite.
And after all that it still will not be perfect. That's guaranteed.
(Hang on while I read what I've written here!)
Quote by avrgblkgrl
I reread it, reread it, reread it and reread it before I submit a story.
Every once in a while I may go back and read something after
submission; it may be something I wrote last month or two years ago.
It's painful because each time I see a mistake, I see where I could have
done better or I wonder why in the hell did I let someone read that.CgWCYxu3ZAZSjf1H
Quote by JWren
At some stage we have to let go.
I read and re-read stories several times (even paragraphs as I'm writing them) before I submit.
Yet, once published, we always see not only the minor errors but where the work could be improved.
It's too darned late in book form, of course, but, on here, it's possible to tweak, correct and rewrite.
And after all that it still will not be perfect. That's guaranteed.
(Hang on while I read what I've written here!)
Quote by SaucymhA trick I learned at University was to read my paper or story backwards. I'd read the last sentence first, then the 2nd last sentence, etc. This way you are not reading the story, but reading the sentence. I read the story from the beginning, or at certain defined breaks in the story, for flow and continuity, but backwards for accuracy. Sadly, I forgot about that trick until I saw this Forum topic. It's been a couple decades since University. I'll start doing it again. And work on my punctuation. And stop starting sentences with And. And But. Right Buz?
My oldest stories are posted on another site and I never re-read them 'cos they're blinkin' awful
I've tweaked the ones I have on here a fair bit too, particularly the older ones. I spend a lot more time editing before posting these days, but I still re-edit after submission if I spot a mistake, or have mistakes pointed out to me. It never hurts to improve what you've written.
"It seemed like a nice neighborhood to have bad habits in.” Raymond Chandler
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and thus I find a typo I've missed. I'll resubmit it and the awesome Mods get back up in no time.
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
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or i'll get it and add lots of stuff you never intended to write. watersports are always fun to slip in to unsuspecting writers stories.
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Quote by avrgblkgrl
I reread it, reread it, reread it and reread it before I submit a story.
Every once in a while I may go back and read something after
submission; it may be something I wrote last month or two years ago.
It's painful because each time I see a mistake, I see where I could have
done better or I wonder why in the hell did I let someone read that.QJnOTu0fRjYR3g72
(You guys do realize that reread does not need to be hyphenated.)
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Ooo! Please edit one of mine! Or all of them!
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
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or i'll get it and add lots of stuff you never intended to write. watersports are always fun to slip in to unsuspecting writers stories.
Quote by sprite
or i'll get it and add lots of stuff you never intended to write. watersports are always fun to slip in to unsuspecting writers stories.
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How often do you as an author go back and read your own stories.
I have done it - but rarely.