Most people hate that word...revise. When teaching I know my students get irritated when I talk to them about revising their papers. That the first draft is NEVER the final draft. Well, I'm finally understanding that. I'm working on a book and I thought it was done, but after soem time with some friends last week I/we came up with a new audience so now I need to revise. So did I dive right in? NO. I've procrastinated. It's daunting looking at something you've written one way and realizing you have to reformat the whole thing for a completely different type of reader. I know that by doing this it will help more people but it's still frustrating. There are simply other things I want to be writing about but I know this is an important project that I need to focus on.
If I compare this to a student writing a paper...okay so my paper is going to be about 100 pages. Well, I've completed the first draft and had some peer feedback. Now that I've done that I realize that I wasn't as clear about my intention in writing the "paper" so now I have to revise. How bad do I hate my teacher right now? Kind of a lot. :) Fortunately I'm not writing this for one person, hopefully I'll be able to help a lot of people with their pets...that's the only thing that gets me through it. Now if I can just find the motivation to start again...
