tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post114929956503424654..comments2024-03-04T00:51:30.050-08:00Comments on What is a Sundial in the Shade?: A word on your lips is worth two on the pageJosihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10615874450489497826noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-1154116924643220572006-07-28T13:02:00.000-07:002006-07-28T13:02:00.000-07:00I'm constantly amazed at how different a manuscrip...I'm constantly amazed at how different a manuscript can look on the screen, on the page, and then read aloud. <BR/><BR/>Any time I read something aloud to my critique group I'm glad I did--I catch all kinds of weird, stumbling, unnatural stuff that looked great when I first typed it.<BR/><BR/>Like Tristi said, we're always our own worst critic. Josi, you're incapable of writing drivel. <BR/><BR/>AnnetteAnnette Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-1154113631929768022006-07-28T12:07:00.000-07:002006-07-28T12:07:00.000-07:00This is part of why I hate editing -- going back a...This is part of why I hate editing -- going back and seeing how much it really stinks. I prefer not to face reality.<BR/><BR/>I doubt your book was as bad as you're making it sound, Josi! But we all have the tendency to beat ourselves up over every little thing.Tristi Pinkstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122250747480013804noreply@blogger.com