{"id":99172,"date":"2025-02-20T09:53:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T09:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/3-editing-tips-from-someone-who-is-fed-up-with-editing-dystopic\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T09:53:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T09:53:35","slug":"3-editing-tips-from-someone-who-is-fed-up-with-editing-dystopic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=99172","title":{"rendered":"3 editing tips from someone who is fed up with editing \u2013 DYSTOPIC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>I am currently editing my latest novella, and editing is hell. Well, it is for me anyway, and unless you\u2019re a psycho, it\u2019s probably hell for you too.<\/p>\n<p>To me, editing feels like the parable of the ant and the grasshopper \u2013 you\u2019re having a jolly old time bashing out a first draft, but then it gets to winter and you have nothing but incomprehensible grammar and a load of \u2018ADD DESCRIPTION HERE\u2019s to last you until spring.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s tough, so here are three editing tips to help you get through this arduous slog. Or rather, here are three mistakes I routinely make and I urge you to do the opposite.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Never go to bed on an argument<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"\/>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"\/>\n<p>If I\u2019m getting frustrated and struggling to perfect something, I can\u2019t just leave it, I have to end that editing session on a high. If I don\u2019t, it is incredibly difficult for me to return to it the next day. I usually take a break and leave the room to get my head straight, and sometimes a sip or two of wine will put me back in the fighting spirit, but whatever it takes I have to go back and finish whatever is driving me crazy (or at least write an action plan on how to tackle it if I\u2019m too tired to do it there and then).<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. If you\u2019re going to faff, don\u2019t do it at your desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"\/>\n<p>If you\u2019re reaching for your phone or thinking about dinner instead of editing, get up from wherever you\u2019re working and walk about a bit. Movement is key to keep the ideas flowing. The brain doesn\u2019t need you to check your emails or to watch satisfying cleaning videos to stay motivated, it needs blood circulation. I\u2019m terrible for sitting at my desk for hours at a time, wondering why I\u2019m struggling to work, when I know I do my best stuff after a gym session.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Don\u2019t look back<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t edit each sentence over and over and over until you can\u2019t look at it anymore. It\u2019s a recipe for overediting. Unless a particular sentence is really irking you (see tip 1), read it through no more than a couple of times before moving on to the next. You\u2019ll have to go through the whole thing multiple times anyway, so don\u2019t exhaust yourself. In my experience, it\u2019s also better to approach editing by taking a step back rather than honing in on every little detail as you\u2019re more likely to pick up on plot holes and mistakes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am currently editing my latest novella, and editing is hell. Well, it is for me anyway, and unless you\u2019re a psycho, it\u2019s probably hell for you too. 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