tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535352516011722889.post8991678226299605020..comments2023-12-13T23:19:12.919-08:00Comments on WordMaster Communications Writing and Marketing Tips: Perfect or PublishedTerri mainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05084883478386476891noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535352516011722889.post-25441670608735609702014-03-05T15:23:19.339-08:002014-03-05T15:23:19.339-08:00I disagree with your definition of excellence. Acc...I disagree with your definition of excellence. According the Merriam-Webster, excellent is " very good of its kind : eminently good : first-class." First class is defined as "of the highest quality." It's not just the best you can do. There's a higher standard for excellence.<br /><br />If an engineer designs a bridge that collapses in the wind, can we call the bridge an "excellent" work? I don't think so. If a student misspells every other word in an essay, but that's the best he can do, would you call the essay "excellent"? I wouldn't.<br /><br />I'm not disagreeing with your premise that waiting for perfection before publication is foolish, since no one is perfect--not traditional publishers, not self-published authors, not anyone. But a writer should be able to recognize when a work is not up to a minimal standard, to know that a work should not be released into the world just yet, if ever. We all have those "under the bed" novels waiting for revision when we know more about our craft, or so broken they are impossible to fix. It does no one any good to keep submitting them or to throw them up on Amazon, hoping the problems will be overlooked.Elise M. Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548587381862555229noreply@blogger.com