Edits, Changes, and Corrections

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

3 Apr 16

It's true one can always find something to improve. The trick is in realizing when your just changing something but not really improving it. When you get to that point, you're finished and need to move on to the next step.

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@annierose (21977)

• United States

4 Apr 16

I think it has an ending or else there will be no books to publish. I think it is such a rigorous process, something that will take weeks to months to be finalized. Proofreading is a laborious task.

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Scott Ganschow

@teamfreak16 (43567)

• Denver, Colorado

3 Apr 16

@DWDavis - Ah, that makes perfect sense.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (54714)

• United States

3 Apr 16

It's good that you can makes improvements and be satisfied.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

3 Apr 16

I do think the changes I'm making will result in a better, smoother read.

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

3 Apr 16

I admire you people who see to the fulfilment of their dreams. I too have this dream of writing a book but I know I will never see it with the writer's block visting me now and then. Congrate on your achievement and yes there is never an end to editing.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (153544)

• India

3 Apr 16

@DWDavis Que sera sera

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

3 Apr 16

Thank you. I hope you keep trying to write your book. Even little bits jotted down now and then can turn into chapters and when you pull them together you've got a manuscript.

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@annierose (21977)

• United States

4 Apr 16

I agree with @DWDavis. If there is a will, there is a way. Remember, big things start from small beginning. Never limit yourself or else you will not be able to realize your dream.

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Go Crossbones

@crossbones27 (52907)

• Mojave, California

3 Apr 16

I can only imagine. Some times I read my 50 word posts 10 times and can find many mistakes each time. I can never be and editor. It would drive me nuts.Congrats on the book by the way. I have been told I should try to write one. I just do not know if I have the attention span and patience to write one.

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@annierose (21977)

• United States

4 Apr 16

I have been using Paper Rater to check my grammar. Aside from paperrater, there are other sites too which you can use so that your paper will be free from grammatical errors. What I have been finding it difficult is to find a person who can proofread my thoughts.

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@annierose (21977)

• United States

4 Apr 16

@DWDavis It is good you have someone to proofread your work. I hope I can also find a person who can help me with my write ups. Grammar checking is easy but when it comes on how I write my ideas, or how I express my thoughts, it is something complicated for me.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

3 Apr 16

I do have an editor who reads for grammatical and spelling errors, but she doesn't often make suggestions as to content. My wife also proofreads for me, and she is brutal with her comments, which is okay because I need honest feedback. Yet will all that, I still find little things like stray comma, little things like that. I guess once all the big things are fixed, the little things stand out more.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502154)

• Italy

3 Apr 16

I am unable to spot errors when I read something online or on the monitor. I have to print a page to be sure that I see errors.

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@annierose (21977)

• United States

4 Apr 16

It is the same with me. I wonder why it is like that. Maybe our eyes gets tired easily in front of a screen?

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

3 Apr 16

I am much the same way. A chapter I think is perfect will look and read differently once I print it out and read it on the printed page.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502154)

• Italy

4 Apr 16

@DWDavis My husband is the same, he wants to read everything printed to be sure there is nothing wrong.

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Betty Belekis

@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

3 Apr 16

I understand your frustration. Part of it might be the time and distance. When I go back and reread something I wrote a while back, I notice the errors. I hate setting my work aside to 'rest' but it pays off in the long run. What kind of book is Sea, Sand and Sabine?

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@annierose (21977)

• United States

4 Apr 16

@DWDavis Sounds interesting

How long have you been writing books? I am a book enthusiast and I am always interested in stories I read from books.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

5 Apr 16

@annierose I have been writing stories since I was in seventh grade and my English teacher encouraged me to write. It wasn't until much later, five years ago, that I published my first novel, River Dream. Sea, Sand , and Sabine, my most recent book, is my fifth. All my books are available as e-books on Amazon.

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

3 Apr 16

SS&S is a story of recovery and renewal, with a dose of romance. Sabine, the mc, is a 15 year old girl, a recovering cutter, who became morose and withdrawn after an incident with her older sister's boyfriend 3 years before the story in the book begins. In the book, Sabine, her mother, and her sister have just moved to Buzby Island where Sabine finds a chance for some coastal healing, if she can allow herself to accept it.

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RK Finnell

@irishidid (8687)

• United States

3 Apr 16

Isn't that the way it goes? You always find what can be improved upon.

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@annierose (21977)

• United States

4 Apr 16

@DWDavis I experienced it when I was working with my thesis. I edited it so many times that I already memorized the contents. Anyway, we all know writing is not an easy task. The good thing is that once you finished it, you will feel a sense of great satisfaction.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

3 Apr 16

It does seem that no matter how many times you go over it, have it proofread, had your editor look at it, there will always be something else you find.

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@annierose (21977)

• United States

4 Apr 16

First of all I want to congratate you for being able to come up with a book. I know that there are many people who want to come up with their own book, but could not make it. It seems that there is something stopping them to do it. By the way, I have never experienced writing a story of my own. I definitely love to read but when it comes to writing, I haven't done any. When 2016 greeted us, I included writing a book in my bucketlist. I wrote some articles. I used paperrater to check my grammar. I hope I can find a real person to proofread it too but don't know where I can find. You are lucky to have your wife to give you her comments. I believe it is for free since she is your wife.

You are a very patient person and I hope I can be like you someday. I know I need so much patience with myself when it comes to writing.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

5 Apr 16

The best advice I can give you is to just start writing. If you have an idea for a story, go ahead and write. It may take many tries before the story that works its way into a manuscript comes, but writing short stories is a great way to practice.

Judy Story

@jstory07 (148707)

• Roseburg, Oregon

3 Apr 16

Yes in the end you will have a better book.

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Audrey

@lilnana1111 (2305)

• United States

4 Apr 16

It will all be worth it in the end.

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Deborah-Diane

@DeborahDiane (40843)

• Laguna Woods, California

3 Apr 16

Once you edit the CreateSpace version, you can use the pdf file to update the Kindle version, too. Both books will be better!

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

3 Apr 16

I am going through and making the changes both in the CS version and the eBook version a chapter at a time. I ePublish both on Kindle and Smashwords. Then I will upload the updated version to both those outlets when I publish the paperback on CS.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

6 Apr 16

I'm doing that with Scarred. Even though it's been out since 2012, it's going into a second edition soon and I'm cleaning up the grammar and punctuation and getting the flow much better than it was before and in some cases finding better word choices. I think it's the writer in us - we want our work to be perfect. Good luck on your new edit.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

7 Apr 16

Did you self-publish Scarred? Please let me know then the second edition becomes available.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

7 Apr 16

@DWDavis Yes I did. I'll do that.

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Jessica

@JESSY3236 (22199)

• United States

4 Apr 16

Did you actually the book before sending it in? Maybe that's why you found the little things you can change.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

5 Apr 16

I had checked it, my editor had been over it, my wife proofread it, and it's been out as an e-book since last summer. Most of the things I'm finding have to do with reformatting from the e-page layout to the paper page layout. Not all the paragraphing and spacing copied over quite the way I wanted.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Apr 16

And there is no way you can ignore stuff that needs to be changed. Hope you get through it soon.

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