Revising, drafting - what's the difference? Is there one?

Hi, everyone! I've been thinking about this for a while, having been puzzled by people saying they loved revising more than writing first drafts, or vice versa. Then, thanks to Jon Gibbs, who linked to a post by Laura Resnick, I stumbled across Dean Smith's "Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing". Interesting stuff! If you haven't seen it, I do recommend that you take a look. Mr. Smith's blog is here: http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/?page_id=860 ( Read more... )