tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918357506534714894.post1257994484959819440..comments2024-03-27T05:12:33.390-04:00Comments on Into The Ravenous Maw: Guest Story Editing Part 1 ExplanationPatrick Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690555802232025818noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918357506534714894.post-90213508530744363022013-10-18T06:35:51.189-04:002013-10-18T06:35:51.189-04:00For a lot of my flash the editing is minimal, as t...For a lot of my flash the editing is minimal, as typically I take the time to have a clean first draft. When it comes to longer manuscripts, revision is fun when you're strengthening plot, setting, and characters, as well as sentences. I've had two short stories go through about half a dozen rounds of editing before they felt like they couldn't get any better. Patrick Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690555802232025818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918357506534714894.post-31110788924230904602013-10-18T03:02:27.538-04:002013-10-18T03:02:27.538-04:00I actually have a ridiculous amount of fun editing...I actually have a ridiculous amount of fun editing. I mean yes it can be stressful and you wonder if you're making all the right decisions or worry that you've missed something important that needed to be fixed and all that... but there is something really magical to me about watching a story transform from its first-draft state into something better. Bonnee Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513268628209169538noreply@blogger.com