Wednesday, September 01, 2004
when a blog becomes indulgent
Adam Clayton from U2 once described their album Passengers as indulgent. I took from the comment a sense that perhaps success had made them less hard on themselves and their music. They needed to learn again to be ruthless on themselves and their craft.
I have been blogging less over the last week, because I have been editing my book. A book with emergentYS/Zondervan goes through three edits; not just for grammer, but also for content and flow.
I have decided that a good editor is a gift. Hard at times, but a gift. Having to defend my work, having to read my work expressed in a slightly different way, being asked for a story here or more evidence there is a wonderful, wonderful experience.
So does blogging become the equivalent of U2’s Passengers? Indulgent and asking me to be harder on myself and my words.
sometimes our commenters become our ‘editorial committee’, no?
Looking forward to seeing the book in print…
Comment by maggi — September 1, 2004 @ 10:01 pm
As a writer, I share your sentiment about a good editor. I found one several years ago. She “gets me” and together we partner to put out the best book possible. I couldn’t do what I do without Erin.
Comment by lisa — September 2, 2004 @ 12:19 am