G'day dear readers. Join myself and fellow editor Liz Broomfield at LibroEditing today where I'm discussing the trials of being both a professional writer and editor. A sneak peek:
We all know that voice. The one in our head that says, “My Godiva, woman, did you really just string five adjectives in a row to describe your character’s appearance?” Or, “What-what-what!? You do know that dangling modifier makes you sound like a complete goon, right?” We’ll call that voice “The Dreaditor”—the evil, amorphous being that skulks within the crevasses of our brains and tries at every turn to squash our creative voice into so much jumble-y pulp.For a lot of writers, the inner editor is worse than having Spock after he’s downed ten cups of coffee quoting bad lines from Star Trek directly into our ears in a bid to create order out of our creative chaos. “Are you sure it isn’t time for a colourful metaphor?” ~ Spock,”The Voyage Home” Or, “Nowhere am I so desperately needed as among a shipload of illogical humans.” ~ Spock, “I, Mudd”). Continued here.
Liz asks some very compelling questions that I thought I'd pass on to you all as well. Do you also hear the voice of your Dreaditor every time you write? How do you manage to not let it stifle your creative flow? Can you edit as you go along?