Then it comes to the editing stage. This is something I personally am not a massive fan of. For my novel I even wrote two first drafts to put it off a bit longer (it’s working quite well that the moment, as I now have a play to work on, so probably won’t look at it till the summer). Whether to leave some distance or not is not something I really think about, normally I either start editing straight away, or leave it for ages, I haven’t really seen particular benefits of either, except that starting immediately means I’ve started, which is the always good. What I like to do, particularly with shorter things, is print them off, then, get lots of different coloured pens and write all over them. For some things I literally end up with writing in all the margins of where I’ve re-written whole paragraphs. Then I type up what I’ve changed and restart the whole process all over again. And then, somewhere along the line, I find people to read through what I’ve written, and edit some more based on their feedback. The editing is definitely what takes me the longest, and what always seems the most open ended. For the things I’m currently working on, I’m not at all sure when it will come to an end.
So that’s how I get a story from my head, onto a computer, and ready for people to read. This is by no means the only way, or the best way, it’s just something I’ve noticed I’ve been doing quite consistently. What do you do when you write down a story? Comment below. Happy planning, writing and editing, Sonja
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