A writer has to be an editor, too, says this op-ed piece in the WSJ. Note the emphasis on rereading, which I constantly tell FMag and TFR writers.
One of the means to assure such things is constant rereading. I reread from the top—or some similar landmark if the work is long—whenever I take a significant break from writing, and that doesn't just mean overnight but includes eating lunch, going to the bathroom, answering the phone and searching for elusive facts.Rereading not only ferrets out problems, but it also ensures continuity of voice, as well as that elusive quality dear to both writers and rappers: flow.h/t Richard Mansel #writing
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