Polishing versus Revising

This morning, my husband asked me if I thought there was a difference between revising a manuscript and polishing it. I thought about this for a moment. I believe that pausing to think is becoming more important in order to yield the best possible response. I'm in the midst of polishing a manuscript so I was relieved at the spontaneous distinction that emerged. I'd say that polishing applies to refining a sound framework whereas revising relates to reconnecting dots more efficiently, which is a larger job.

Positivity

My brother has advised me to update my blog regularly so I'm happy to do as he tells me. My first thought was to title this post, "Do What You Want," but it felt fraught with qualifiers due to an overwhelming sense of a global lack of consensus on the most basic thoughts, feelings, and ideas.

I hope that "Positivity" has a good chance of warming every heart.

My novel, TANNER BLUE, and my collection of short stories, MUSIC FOR THE DREAM won international awards last month. This is thrilling! I just added some lovely award icons to my website and made a few little enhancements. I invite you to see them for yourself at tannerblue.com.

Enough about me. How about you?