I am qualified to teach. I have my B.Ed.. I've taught students from 2 to 82, from pre-school to university. Yet, when it comes to trying to think up a topic to teach at night school, the only thing I can think of is Over-editing 101.
I know a little about a million different things, but the only thing I do exceptionally well is take a well written story and turn it into mush. My editing style really is a two steps forward, one step back approach. Because, inevitably, I erase a whole bunch of changes because I wrecked the story.
I do get to a finished product that I'm proud of, because at some point, inspiration kicks the brain cells into action. All those small changes, back and forth, suddenly explode into something different, something I didn't expect, something I'm ready to send in the mail - after I edit it just a little bit more.
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Ha! WE've all been there. I have stuff I've changed so much, I don't recognize the titles in my files. What was that story? When did I write THAT? I changed it into WHAT?
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