We're all familiar with the axiom "Edit, edit, edit!"
It's one of the great refrains of writer's across the English speaking world, and I expect it's repeated by writers of every language with an alphabet. We tend to roll our eyes at these sort of expressions, because we all know writers right, its obvious. And a broken clock might be right twice a day, but you can't tell when it's right!
In the heat of the composition process, after we've gone through one too many drafts and sit exhausted in front of our flickering computer screens, these sort of sayings are often the only thoughts left echoing in our heads. In those happy moments writing platitudes are all that stands between us and the 'publish' button, the animal part of our brains urge us to post our work, the weary voice of reason fatigued and quiet.
Lets add one more guard on the picket of caution, one more gatekeeper between our work and the world. At the end of a writing session, remember to "Proof, proof, proof!" The next time you're itching to submit that story or publish that ebook, remember that there's another step after editing.
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