should i rewrite my story? · 11:06am Oct 19th, 2017
Some of you might remember the Sunata story I wrote for the sunset shimmer shipping contest that happened not too long ago. For a rush job, the story was alright, but not great. There are plenty of ways I could improve it.
What I'm wondering is, should I? Should I take the time to fix it, or does it not matter? Will anybody read the fixed version? Please let me know one way or another.
I haven't read the story but I generally think it's a better use of time to learn what you can from each story and just apply it to the next. Of course there are exceptions where you might feel dissatisfied with a story and really really want to go back and "make it right." But in general I find that tends to come more from not spending enough up-front time working on a story, or not getting enough pre-release feedback.
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I wrote it in one week and in general don't have a pre-reader. You wouldn't happen to be volunteering, would you?
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I'm afraid not. I definitely encourage people to reach out for prereaders and editors but my own availability is pretty limited. I'm also probably not a good fit for this specific kind of story anyway, so you are not losing much.