: Re: Is there a way to make editing enjoyable? I have my first draft more-or-less complete, and I've been working on editing it now. There is one big problem: I hate editing I find editing to

@Eichhorn147

See editing as a different form of creation: from something not so good you create something brilliant. Frank Cottrell Boyce opened my eyes when he said that being used to writing films he was used to continually editing and re-writing, something that seemed unusual when he came to writing a novel.

Yes, discovering a word you have repeated too many times and going through and changing some of them (or something similar) is hard graft but you can derive satisfaction in doing so. See things as challenges to be overcome and then celebrated rather than problems. It's a mindset thing.

I use various grammar and style checkers after writing the second draft (I write the first by hand so that my editing will be better). These alert me to problems and save me noticing some obvious problems.

Believe that editing, making something better, is a beautiful thing. It's not a chore. It's part of the creative process.

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