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Q&A Is there a way to make editing enjoyable?

I have my first draft more-or-less complete, and I've been working on editing it now. There is one big problem: I hate editing I find editing to be so draining. I'll open up a chapter to edit and ...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by klippy‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T13:07:29Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/48454
License name: CC BY-SA 4.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar klippy‭ · 2019-12-08T13:07:29Z (almost 5 years ago)
I have my first draft more-or-less complete, and I've been working on editing it now. There is one big problem: I hate editing

I find editing to be so draining. I'll open up a chapter to edit and it'll turn into a endless spiral of finding problems with my writing. Badly worded sentences, sentences that are out of place, continuity errors etc.

It would be great if I could find a way to improve the editing experience

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-10-08T10:48:33Z (about 5 years ago)
Original score: 4