I publish exactly none of what I write, ever, and STILL I spend a lot of time talking about it with my partner, get their feedback, have back-and-forth about what needs changing both before and after it gets written. https://twitter.com/dialacina/status/1265156676941942784">https://twitter.com/dialacina...

What I write is purely for self-gratification and the target audience is me and me alone. This is still important.

Even if nobody but you /ever/ reads what you& #39;re writing, this is still crucial.

Dia& #39;s entire thread here on editing is filled with good stuff, btw

Reflecting on this a bit more. This thread gave me cause to contemplate aspects of my writing process, and frankly a lot of things that I don& #39;t consciously think of as being part of the editing process just... are. I& #39;d hardly call my work polished, but...

On those rare occasions I share it with anyone at all, it generally is quite well-received indeed. I can only assume the wider editing process in this way is probably a large part of why