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<blockquote data-quote="Rex" data-source="post: 2662521" data-attributes="member: 240627">Just wanted to know your opinion on something which is bothering me... how many times do you completely go over your finished manuscript? I mean, I tend to write the novel which takes a year, and then I go over it five times, which takes 5-6 months to perfect it.&nbsp;Now, I&#039;m just curious as to other writers tendencies when they have a finished article to polish off. No matter how many times I edit it, and have beta-readers highlighting the minor erros; I never feel wholly satisfied with the novel. I&#039;m always picky, and self-criticising by nature, to the point that I procrastenate. Even after four attempts at scanning through my book, I find grammatical and punctual errors... or I don&#039;t like the adjective or verb in use -- or I don&#039;t think it flows smoothly enough etc...&nbsp;So, I&#039;m wanting to hear your methods of finalising your finished manuscript without getting a little OCD and destructive. Thanks for your time. All input will be read with interest.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rex, post: 2662521, member: 240627"] Just wanted to know your opinion on something which is bothering me... how many times do you completely go over your finished manuscript? I mean, I tend to write the novel which takes a year, and then I go over it five times, which takes 5-6 months to perfect it. Now, I'm just curious as to other writers tendencies when they have a finished article to polish off. No matter how many times I edit it, and have beta-readers highlighting the minor erros; I never feel wholly satisfied with the novel. I'm always picky, and self-criticising by nature, to the point that I procrastenate. Even after four attempts at scanning through my book, I find grammatical and punctual errors... or I don't like the adjective or verb in use -- or I don't think it flows smoothly enough etc... So, I'm wanting to hear your methods of finalising your finished manuscript without getting a little OCD and destructive. Thanks for your time. All input will be read with interest. [/QUOTE]

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