My novel editing has stalled ever since the holidays. I think I may have a case of Blogger Pox.
Blogs help you publish and find an audience faster than anybody ever dreamed. Paradoxically, this beautiful technology can doom you to a life of bad sentences.
Do you have Blogger Pox? While I came up with the disease name all by myself, I had some diagnosis help from Slushpile, a blog with some great writers on board.
Just read this, and follow their treatment as well...
"A buddy recently pointed this out. 'You’re getting rusty,' he said after reading a recent magazine piece of mine. 'Rusty? I’m writing more now than I ever have.' He scoffed and said it was still crap. And he was right. My editor at PopMatters has justifiably ripped a few of my pieces to shreds for similar issues..."
... So, my advice to you is to slow down. If you’re a blogger, strive to set aside a few pieces each week to really fine-tune and revise."
Thanks to Ed Champion for the link...
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