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Why is revising online a pleasure where once revision — on paper — was something onerous?

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Why is revising online a pleasure where once revision — on paper — was something onerous?

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I’ve noticed it for years but only now really thought about it. I read my work here many, many times before I’m satisfied with it and click “publish.” Even then mistakes still make it by what I hope is my gimlet eye. I cannot recall a day in which I did not find at least one error in the first published version of bookofjoe. Most days two or three posts contain mistakes; on some days most do. 99% of the time I fix them before anyone else mentions them although I’m sure many readers notice but can’t be bothered to give me a holler. I don’t blame you one bit: if I can’t deliver a flawless product 100% of the time, something for which, let’s face it, you’re paying a very steep price, then I simply am not worthy of your trade. I don’t mind going back over and over and over again through a post, checking punctuation, spelling, meaning, links, anything and everything. Often I will reread and rewrite and revise a post 10 times — or more — before it’s done. Compare this to my behavior when I w

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I’ve noticed it for years but only now really thought about it. I read my work here many, many times before I’m satisfied with it and click “publish.” Even then mistakes still make it by what I hope is my gimlet eye. I cannot recall a day in which I did not find at least one error in the first published version of bookofjoe. Most days two or three posts contain mistakes; on some days most do. 99% of the time I fix them before anyone else mentions them although I’m sure many readers notice but can’t be bothered to give me a holler. I don’t blame you one bit: if I can’t deliver a flawless product 100% of the time, something for which, let’s face it, you’re paying a very steep price, then I simply am not worthy of your trade. I don’t mind going back over and over and over again through a post, checking punctuation, spelling, meaning, links, anything and everything. Often I will reread and rewrite and revise a post 10 times — or more — before it’s done. Compare this to my behavior when I w

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