Welcome to another edition of Open Book Blog Hop. This week’s question is: “What part of writing are you best at? Not compared to everyone else, but compared to you?”
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Well, I think I do editing best. Now, you may wonder how that could be true for someone like me with a visual impairment. I’ll tell you. I use Braille. When editing, I can use a Braille display to more efficiently correct mistakes and make changes. I must admit I don’t always catch every mistake, but who does? I know writers with good vision who still have errors in their work. Nobody’s perfect.
Of course, you can edit and edit and edit till the cows come home, and you won’t get anything published. So, since my late husband was a baseball fan, I use the three-strikes-and-you’re-out rule. I go through something at least three times before I think it’s ready to be submitted. But even after I’ve published something, I find places where I could have written it better. It has to stop somewhere, though.
How about you authors out there? What part of your job do you do best? You can click here to participate in this week’s hop and read what other bloggers have to say.
New! Why Grandma Doesn’t Know Me
Copyright 2021 by Abbie Johnson Taylor.
Independently published with the help of DLD Books.
Sixteen-year-old Natalie’s grandmother, suffering from dementia and confined to a wheelchair, lives in a nursing home and rarely recognizes Natalie. But one Halloween night, she tells her a shocking secret that only she and Natalie’s mother know. Natalie is the product of a one-night stand between her mother, who is a college English teacher, and another professor.
After some research, Natalie learns that people with dementia often have vivid memories of past events. Still not wanting to believe what her grandmother has told her, she finds her biological father online. The resemblance between them is undeniable. Not knowing what else to do, she shows his photo and website to her parents.
Natalie realizes she has some growing up to do. Scared and confused, she reaches out to her biological father, and they start corresponding.
Her younger sister, Sarah, senses their parents’ marital difficulties. At Thanksgiving, when she has an opportunity to see Santa Claus, she asks him to bring them together again. Can the jolly old elf grant her request?
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My Corner 
The persistence of errors never ceases to amaze me. They seem to be able to withstand any amount of checking, only to be the first thing you see when you get the final, printed copy in your hands.
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I think that’s one of Murphy’s laws.
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Yes, the editing has to stop sometime. I’ve seen mistakes even in traditionally published books. I guess we’re all human and we don’t always get every mistake.
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You’re absolutely right!
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I always listen to a computer reading my books to me as part of the final editing process. It really makes a difference.
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I do the same thing, and I agree. It does make a difference.
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