With most jobs, you need to be two different people, depending on the situation.
The coach who is demanding and a perfectionist when correcting, yet caring and empathetic after a loss
The author who is creative and forgiving when writing, yet ruthless and critical when editing.
The coach who is demanding and a perfectionist when correcting, yet caring and empathetic after a loss
The author who is creative and forgiving when writing, yet ruthless and critical when editing.
When writing I'm lax & forgiving. The goal is production. Good, Bad, whatever, put it on the paper
My editing self is critical & efficient. Focused on cutting. Trim all but the essential
Separating the 'self' allows you to create space so that the creative self doesn't hesitate
My editing self is critical & efficient. Focused on cutting. Trim all but the essential
Separating the 'self' allows you to create space so that the creative self doesn't hesitate
The editing is the hard part for me.
What I do to help is dump all of the ‘cut’ sections into a document titled “Future Ideas and Articles.”
It helps to think of it not as cutting, but as the beginning of a potential new project.
What I do to help is dump all of the ‘cut’ sections into a document titled “Future Ideas and Articles.”
It helps to think of it not as cutting, but as the beginning of a potential new project.
We tend to think of ourselves as having ingrained characteristics set in stone. We are either kind or demanding, a player's coach or disciplinarian.
So much of it is situational. Figuring out when to use that particular tool, then developing clear guidelines on when to use which
So much of it is situational. Figuring out when to use that particular tool, then developing clear guidelines on when to use which
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