Confessions of a Freelance Writer: I No Longer Proofread
As a habit, I used to read my work once or twice right after I wrote it. Oftentimes I appreciated how the ideas flowed and how the sentences were put together. It took me almost an hour to finally say that the article was done. Now, things have changed.
I have come to a point where I simply write things as they flow through my mind and barely do any editing anymore. I realized that the more I wrote, the faster the thoughts came; the more I wrote, the more I had to write; and the more I had to write, the lesser time I had to spare for proofreading my work.
I am currently also engaged in writing web content for clients who pay per article in order to fill their web pages. This is actually my first experience as a ghost writer. Article orders come in groups of five or six or seven, spanning 500 words per essay. After having written at least ten batches of five, my proofreading self gave up and simply let go.
When it comes to writing about light topics, personal essays, and such, I couldn’t say whether I regret no longer editing my work. All written work must be proofread, of course, but if the author is the same person doing the editing, there comes a time in his life when he will eventually want to stop and just go about his business writing. There is, of course, still the joy and gratification that comes afterwards, when you finally get the time to read your work and realize that although it was published at the first draft, it was good enough after all.
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