Ah, yes. These words have been
thorns in author—editors’ sides forever. We see blog posts on them, FB posts on
them, and they lead as the greatest pet peeve in most every set of writing
tips. They all boil down to one main thing. The individual has not proofread
their work sufficiently.
In our rush when someone wants to
look at our work, we tend to hurry through the most important process: proofing
our work. Anyone can put down words and tell a story, but not everyone can make
it shine.
We justify the rushed job by
saying the agent or editors wants to see it now. They won’t wait. They might
take someone else’s project. And all of these are possibilities. But I would
rather someone made me wait than to receive their work done in a haphazard manner.
We write. We rewrite. And then we
write again until the product is the absolute best that it can be. It should
be.
As Christian authors our goal can nothing less than our best. Otherwise, we
give a poor example to the world of what is possible. And of what we expect of
ourselves. And of our true calling. Are we writing to draw others to Christ?
Are we writing to make buckets of money? Are we writing to tell stories and
entertain people? All reasons should receive the same, meticulous care.
Do your best. If it isn’t the
absolute best writing, then address it again. And again. And again. And again,
until it is.
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