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I revised/ tweaked 3 stories in the last few days.
I had already submitted one of them to a publication, but since they and another publication both allow simultaneous submissions, I decided to submit the same piece.
Before I clicked the ‘Submit’ button, though, I decided to do a read-through. Before long, I was making changes. Small ones, but quite a few. Nothing was wrong, really, but some things could be bettered.
While I agree with the precept of “polish till it shines”, I wonder how long a writer should keep polishing, and when does the, moment to click “send” arrive?
As writers, till what point do you tweak your work?
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I usually don't hyper polish a piece the first time I send it out. Grammar and spelling, style, and everything that should be right is as right as I can make it.
When a piece is rejected, I'll give it a once over before I send it out again. Sometimes it's fine. Sometimes I'll end up finding a gaping plot hole.
C'est la vie!
Janna, I'm pretty much like you 🙂
Elizabeth, out of hands, out of mind is pretty much my motto :). I take care not to submit to the same place twice, but other than that, I forget about it!
Ugh, how do you deal with queasiness once you've submitted? I've been sick to my stomach. I don't think there ever be a satisfying feeling of ever being "Done"
♥.•*¨ Elizabeth ¨*•.♥
I like to edit a story and then leave a story alone for bit and then come back to it and read it aloud. If it passes the out-loud reading test, then I'm comfortable enough to send it out.
Given the opportunity, I will over-polish a story until I can't bring myself to read it anymore.