Writing | Editing

The Benefits Of Editing

Turning a waffly ramble into something succinct

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[Before I get into this article, I want to say something about it first.

I’m going to write another version of this and link it here once I’ve finished it. The second version will be an edited, ‘polished’ version of this article. So, read with that in mind…how this piece could be improved with editing!

But here is a quick question. What is the difference between editing and re-drafting, and which would this post benefit most from?]

I’ve been inspired lately to get back into a project that I started in 2021 but I put it down after I got burned out.

It’s writing a book.

Now, I say ‘writing’ loosely. It’s not a novel. It’s non-fiction. I would say it’s not a Low Content Book as there are actual pages of actual writing, but it’s not quite a full-on High Content Book either, as most of the pages are photocopiable ‘worksheets’ that you can copy and fill in yourself.

I’d say I created around 150 pages of the ‘worksheets’ last year before I felt like I never wanted to see a printable anything ever again! So, I put it down and forgot about it. All those hours ‘wasted’ creating pages and pages!