The Daily Dis|Chord
Editing, editing, editing
I’ve gotten really good at editing stuff. I edit shit all the time now. There are times when I edit more than I write.
It’s also made me realize that a lot of people — no offense — are absolutely shitty writers. Most of them are shitty writers because they never took the time to be readers. You simply can’t be a good writer if you aren’t a good reader.
Nowadays, and even more frustratingly, people who think they can write a simple email, also think they can simply write. They can’t.
They also falsely think that just because they can write, they can edit. They can’t.
They also falsely think that if something sounds fine or okay to them, that it sounds fine or okay to others. They don’t appreciate that writing is a fucking craft, and that it takes years to perfect.
It’s frustrating as fuck to be around people like that.
Frustrating for me too.