tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-397823929405584725.post1284891614364752652..comments2024-03-29T06:47:56.160-04:00Comments on Isabel Roman: 4 Things Never to Think About Your BookIsabel Romanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143812677263412322noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-397823929405584725.post-19759592168283276042011-07-19T15:40:35.523-04:002011-07-19T15:40:35.523-04:00TEN TIMES?! I can't imagine editing it that ma...TEN TIMES?! I can't imagine editing it that many times, but I never really counted I guess. Counting might depress me :)<br /><br />You're absolutely right, though! reading over the story AGAIN means asking: Did I put that word there? On purpose? Or Why did I ever think that phrase made sense?Isabel Romanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05143812677263412322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-397823929405584725.post-47936136270109009362011-07-19T14:31:11.803-04:002011-07-19T14:31:11.803-04:00I love this blog post, Isabel. It's so true t...I love this blog post, Isabel. It's so true that a work is never as polished as one would like to think. I had weekend "editing parties" when I edited my last book, in which hubby, one of my sisters, and I hung out with the computer fed to the television and edited day and night. After around edit round #10, we all commented on how amazing it is that you can look at a manuscript a dozen times and still miss something here and there.<br /><br />We're all constantly improving our craft too, so it stands to reason that going back to an old manuscript would inspire yet another desire to edit. It's unfortunate that a couple of your stories have fallen out of print, but how great is it that you now have the chance to rework these stories?Leigh M. Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419221093398839195noreply@blogger.com