tsaiko: Brown cat in brown box staring at camera with the word "What?" above him. (cat in box)
Best comment I left for my editor during the last rewrite of this story:

“Decided that I hadn’t stabbed enough people in the feels so I reworked this section."

Also, editing cat has reported for duty now that I've put a blanket on the desk. He was very unhappy that it was not already in place. He also keeps trying to steal my chair every time I get up, because cats.
tsaiko: Orange and white cat in a shark shaped cat bed (cat in shark)
Editing cat has been sitting on my desk (which is the only computer with two monitors) as I finish up the last of the second round of edits this weekend. He’s been doing such helpful things as standing in front of the screen, purring till I take a break and pet him, and pawing at me when I’m not paying him enough attention. He loves it when I edit things.

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Monday, December 31st, 2018 12:28 pm
tsaiko: Gif of a lemming falling off an edge (Default)
Things I want/need to do today:

  • Take out trash

  • Change air filter on furnace

  • Do two hours of editing

  • Write 800 words on ridiculous project

  • Work on fanfic - Wound up working on another fic, but at least it's writing

  • Apply flea medication to cats

Editing

Saturday, December 29th, 2018 02:08 pm
tsaiko: Brown cat in brown box staring at camera with the word "What?" above him. (cat in box)
I am eyeball deep in the second round of edits for my story. The good news is, I don't have to re-write the entire first part again. The bad news is, I still have to do some rewriting. Nothing too bad so far but I'm only about 1/4 of the way through. Thank goodness I had some time off so I don't have to try and cram edits in around my normal work hours.

The thing is, as much as I find some of these edits annoying, it really, really does make for a better story. Even if I don't agree with them. I at least am now aware that someone picked up on something in certain places and it allows me to fill in the gaps even if I do it in other places.

I'd prefer doing all my own editing with no commentary, but I know that that doesn't work. One, because I am even slower at editing than I am at writing. Two, because a lot of times I cannot get out of the story enough to see the weak spots. Still, this will never be my favorite pastime.

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