My answer changes every day. Today, I hate it. Three days ago, I loved it. Editing always causes me to fight myself. This story is both perfect and horrible. Nothing should change, but something is missing. It drives me up a wall!
I just finished up a short story, and am trying to decide if it needs one more edit or if I should just hit the send button already. It's already been through two rounds of editing. I usually allow each piece two or three edits. After writing, I edit on my laptop. Then I print a copy and edit off screen. I will then edit it again on the computer just to be sure. Depending on time, I'll sometimes cut down one of the online edits. For this story, it's fairly short and due soon so it needed two edits.
Neither removed the feeling that something is off. I am admittedly a perfectionist, so I rarely please myself.
I should just hit send already. It isn't due for another three weeks, but I want to just cut out the nagging editorial voice already.
Yup, I'm going to do it.
Definitely going to.
Submitting is a terrifying process. At least this one is over.
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