Comments on: Editing: Part 3 – When should I start editing? http://lillieammann.com/2008/01/25/editing-part-3-when-should-i-start-editing/ A Writer's Words, An Editor's Eye Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:46:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: A Writer’s Words, An Editor’s Eye » Blog Archive » Writing Better with Auto-Correct http://lillieammann.com/2008/01/25/editing-part-3-when-should-i-start-editing/comment-page-1/#comment-2471 A Writer’s Words, An Editor’s Eye » Blog Archive » Writing Better with Auto-Correct Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:51:34 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/2008/01/26/editing-part-3-when-and-how-should-i-start-editing/#comment-2471 [...] an earlier post, I mentioned that I use auto-correct in Word while writing the first draft even though I don’t edit until the first draft is [...] [...] an earlier post, I mentioned that I use auto-correct in Word while writing the first draft even though I don’t edit until the first draft is [...]

]]> By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2008/01/25/editing-part-3-when-should-i-start-editing/comment-page-/#comment-2467 Lillie Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:02:20 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/2008/01/26/editing-part-3-when-and-how-should-i-start-editing/#comment-2467 It sounds like you have found a system that works for you, Jeanne. That's what's important - not what method you use, but that the method you use works well for you. It sounds like you have found a system that works for you, Jeanne. That’s what’s important – not what method you use, but that the method you use works well for you.

]]> By: Jeanne Dininni http://lillieammann.com/2008/01/25/editing-part-3-when-should-i-start-editing/comment-page-1/#comment-2464 Jeanne Dininni Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:44:02 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/2008/01/26/editing-part-3-when-and-how-should-i-start-editing/#comment-2464 Lillie, I tend to edit as I write, though I also always go back and do a final edit (or two) afterward, for polish. There are times, however, when I intentionally hold off on editing until I've achieved the overall flow that I'm seeking for the piece (or portion of the piece), returning later to substitute more precise or expressive language for the "placeholder" words and phrases I've used temporarily. Jeanne Lillie,

I tend to edit as I write, though I also always go back and do a final edit (or two) afterward, for polish.

There are times, however, when I intentionally hold off on editing until I’ve achieved the overall flow that I’m seeking for the piece (or portion of the piece), returning later to substitute more precise or expressive language for the “placeholder” words and phrases I’ve used temporarily.

Jeanne

]]> By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2008/01/25/editing-part-3-when-should-i-start-editing/comment-page-/#comment-2461 Lillie Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:41:21 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/2008/01/26/editing-part-3-when-and-how-should-i-start-editing/#comment-2461 I am in awe of anyone who reads and writes more than one language. I can't even speak another language, though I took two years of Spanish classes and live in an area with a very large Spanish-speaking population. I am in awe of anyone who reads and writes more than one language. I can’t even speak another language, though I took two years of Spanish classes and live in an area with a very large Spanish-speaking population.

]]> By: Mihaela Lica http://lillieammann.com/2008/01/25/editing-part-3-when-should-i-start-editing/comment-page-1/#comment-2460 Mihaela Lica Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:28:14 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/2008/01/26/editing-part-3-when-and-how-should-i-start-editing/#comment-2460 Yeah, I see what you mean. Actually, I am not that organized in Romanian. I count on my father to edit my work. :) Yeah, I see what you mean. Actually, I am not that organized in Romanian. I count on my father to edit my work. :)

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