Vlog: How to Love Editing

It's vlog Tuesday, and today I'm talking about how to learn to love editing (yes, it's possible!). Enjoy!


Do you love (or hate) editing? Why? 

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 Twitter-sized bites: 
Writer @Ava_Jae vlogs about how she learned to love editing. What do you think? (Click to tweet)  
Do you dread revising your MS? @Ava_Jae vlogs about how to love editing. (Click to tweet) 

8 comments:

  1. Madeline OsigianDecember 23, 2014 at 9:50 AM

    So true! I am prepared for lots of rejection in the publishing world.

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  2. HeatherDecember 23, 2014 at 12:52 PM

    I'm getting to the part where I'm editing now, and I think what I'm learning is that I don't hate editing so much as I don't like the back and forth of feeling like the MS gets so much better and then reading it again two weeks later and feeling like, "Wow, this sucks" again. The emotional roller coaster is a tricky business, I'm afraid, but hopefully the longer I work on it the fewer those feelings shall come... Perhaps.


    Which of course, kind of proves your point...

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  3. Briana MorganDecember 23, 2014 at 3:23 PM

    I've never liked editing, and I think it's because I don't do it often. Your video makes a great point - the best way to learn to enjoy it is to keep doing it. Great post!

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  4. Jo HoganDecember 24, 2014 at 12:11 AM

    Thanks for this - It sums up how I feel. My brain knows that you are right - it is just subjective, and if I'm not right for them, then chances are, they are not right for me. Yet still it hurts, frustrates and disappoints.

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  5. Ava JaeDecember 24, 2014 at 5:44 AM

    The back and forth can definitely be tough. During the low moments, I like to try to focus instead on how much better it's going to be when the fixes are done, but it can absolutely be difficult in the moment...

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  6. Ava JaeDecember 24, 2014 at 5:45 AM

    Thanks, Briana! I definitely find that the more I do it, the more I like it. :)

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  7. Ava JaeDecember 24, 2014 at 5:45 AM

    Emotional preparation is definitely helpful!

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  8. Ava JaeDecember 24, 2014 at 5:47 AM

    I absolutely understand—it is hard and disappointing and yes, frustrating. I've found, however, that knowing every subjective "no" just means they weren't right for that particular MS, can make things a little easier. After all, you don't want to end up with someone who doesn't absolutely love and get your work!

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