tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447996151440578956.post3157863066382503782..comments2024-03-18T04:50:28.589-07:00Comments on Grace's Mosaic Moments: The Difference a Word (or two) MakesGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04040441084648426091noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447996151440578956.post-36233948822865578472016-10-16T06:28:16.015-07:002016-10-16T06:28:16.015-07:00Linda, thanks for commenting. It's always good...Linda, thanks for commenting. It's always good to hear a positive "editing" story. And of course you could come up with similar edits. It just takes a bit of practice!<br />Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04040441084648426091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447996151440578956.post-86262251310544317162016-10-16T04:30:25.856-07:002016-10-16T04:30:25.856-07:00I could never have come up with your edits, but ev...I could never have come up with your edits, but even I can see that they make the writing more powerful.<br /><br />You have hit upon my quarrel with much that is called professional writing -- periodicals, advertisements, pamphlets -- that scream "I never saw a proofreader, let alone an editor."<br /><br />A friend of mine, an excellent writer, once consoled me on the loss of a nearly-completed essay that somehow disappeared overnight, by assuring me that the re-written work would be better than the first. He was right.Linda Wightman (SursumCorda)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05743407414054956783noreply@blogger.com