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Editors are the key for any good writing. I've learned to assume that all good writing has a good editor/editing process, even if it's the author switching mode
by edmundsauto 4y ago
Editors are the key for any good writing. I've learned to assume that all good writing has a good editor/editing process, even if it's the author switching modes from creating to editing. David Sedaris writes amazingly well, and he says his "secret" is that every sentence has been edited and rewritten 19-20 times before it makes it into a book.
One of the reasons documentation sucks is because we expect people to write well without editors.
- WalterBright 4y ago> David Sedaris writes amazingly well, and he says his "secret" is that every sentence has been edited and rewritten 19-20 times before it makes it into a book. I used to know some US ballroom dance champions. You'd think they'd spend their training time going over ephemera. Nope. It was all about taking a step. They never stopped going over how to take a step. It's the foundation for all dance. I love the ignorant phrase "they make it look effortless". Well, it is effortless when you've done it 10,000 times.