Editing Problems? Invite God’s Presence Into Your Writing
I knew there had to be a better way to edit. I felt tangled between the commas and blurred lines of text. The continuous rephrasing, wordsmithing, and omitting bent my brain five ways before I finished. When I set aside a piece, the writing seemed worse upon return; instead of editing, revision would follow. In the past, God had placed my reader’s felt need in my heart. He inspired beauty from His holy Word to heal and guide her forward. Yet editing made me dizzy. There was only one thing to do: Invite God into the editing process. I learned when I partnered with His faithful presence during editing, amazing things happened. I recognized oversights and areas that needed refinement. Punctuation, grammar, word choice, and…