Comments on: How Do I Edit? http://www.benjaminsolah.com/blog/?p=1117 The blog of Melbourne horror writer and Marxist revolutionary, Benjamin Solah Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:25:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ralph Pines http://www.benjaminsolah.com/blog/?p=1117&cpage=1#comment-47112 Ralph Pines Thu, 28 May 2009 14:48:35 +0000 http://www.benjaminsolah.com/blog/?p=1117#comment-47112 Readers/Reviewers are a must. My first Beta stage was somewhat lackluster in that only one person gave me a detailed analysis of what I wrote and I heard little or nothing from the rest. I hope to have better luck the next time around. <abbr><em>Ralph Pines’s last blog post..<a href="http://ralfast.wordpress.com/2009/05/25/how-do-i-edit/" rel="nofollow">It’s a mistake! Time to edit.</a></em></abbr> Readers/Reviewers are a must. My first Beta stage was somewhat lackluster in that only one person gave me a detailed analysis of what I wrote and I heard little or nothing from the rest. I hope to have better luck the next time around.

Ralph Pines’s last blog post..It’s a mistake! Time to edit.

]]> By: Benjamin Solah http://www.benjaminsolah.com/blog/?p=1117&cpage=1#comment-47109 Benjamin Solah Thu, 28 May 2009 06:29:43 +0000 http://www.benjaminsolah.com/blog/?p=1117#comment-47109 Thanks Nat. They are! I'm a stationary junky and the red pens look so bright on the page. Thanks Nat. They are! I’m a stationary junky and the red pens look so bright on the page.

]]> By: Natalie L. Sin http://www.benjaminsolah.com/blog/?p=1117&cpage=1#comment-47108 Natalie L. Sin Thu, 28 May 2009 06:28:24 +0000 http://www.benjaminsolah.com/blog/?p=1117#comment-47108 I really need to get one of those red pens. They sound snazzy : ) I really need to get one of those red pens. They sound snazzy : )

]]> By: Benjamin Solah http://www.benjaminsolah.com/blog/?p=1117&cpage=1#comment-47107 Benjamin Solah Thu, 28 May 2009 03:31:58 +0000 http://www.benjaminsolah.com/blog/?p=1117#comment-47107 Definitely. My writing really started coming forward when I began seeking thorough critical edits other than this is good, or this is bad. They point out things and patterns in your writing that you don't notice exactly because they are patterns and you get used to them. Definitely. My writing really started coming forward when I began seeking thorough critical edits other than this is good, or this is bad.

They point out things and patterns in your writing that you don’t notice exactly because they are patterns and you get used to them.

]]> By: Isaac http://www.benjaminsolah.com/blog/?p=1117&cpage=1#comment-47106 Isaac Thu, 28 May 2009 03:29:00 +0000 http://www.benjaminsolah.com/blog/?p=1117#comment-47106 Other peoples' opinions are very necessary, aren't they? They have the advantage of having no emotional investment in the work and no familiarity with it. <abbr><em>Isaac’s last blog post..<a href="http://isaacespriu.com/2009/05/27/and-another-day-flashes-past/" rel="nofollow">And another day flashes past</a></em></abbr> Other peoples’ opinions are very necessary, aren’t they? They have the advantage of having no emotional investment in the work and no familiarity with it.

Isaac’s last blog post..And another day flashes past

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