My Writing Pre-Flight Checklist
After putting the final period on my latest excellent manuscript, I feel the temptation to click the Share button and send it to my peers, friends and family pet. That’s a huge mistake. I re-learn this lesson frequently. If you share your raw, unedited work, people who can’t see the forest for the trees will find every mistake and focus on that, rather than the bigger question of whether the words are understandable and enjoyable. Since tools exist to help smooth out that