I write what I feel expressing the emotion accordingly. My editing mainly centers on spell check and simple recommendations that my word processor suggests. I try to leave the fine tuning of proper syntax and structure of the sentencing to the professionals.

I find editing to be a chore, I'm more for imagining worlds and such.

I think editing is more important that the actual writing. I don't know of any professional who doesn't edit their work half a dozen times over before sending it out. But everybody has a different formula to doing it - some are more systematic than others. In terms of style, I think part of solidifying your style is through the editing process, and you might surprise yourself with things that you pick up on that you didn't notice before :) One of my favorite quotes that speaks to this is, "Writers don't like to write. They like to rewrite what they've already written." I can't remember who said it, but it's something to that effect.

Personally, I love editing -- but I prefer editing others' work over my own. I find it difficult to edit my own work, at least not before I've had someone else look at it and let me know the biggest/most glaring issues. Starting that second draft is always so difficult -- what do you leave out and keep in? On the other hand, there's nothing like the feeling you get after you complete a second draft! It really feels like an accomplishment.

I love editing, though I often find I don't edit my own work as much because I'm too close to it. I do copyedits on my own work obviously, but I always need to send work to a friend or two before I can fix things on my own work. I also think editing is what sets it apart from being a hobby from more of a career. It's often said that anyone can write (which I don't think is wholly true but that's another topic) but it takes some level of education in the matter to be able to polish a piece and edit in a way that goes beyond "Oh, I think it's good. I like it."

I love editing ahha, it's my favorite part actually because you usually have taken time away from the piece and can see it more for what it is. And then, when you're disappointed, you get it fix it. It can be really frustrating when you know there's a problem but don't know what to do about it, but usually if you spend enough time with something you can figure it out. And it's absurdly satisfying when you do! I prefer to edit my own stuff, as I can be ruthless with it, but working with somebody else is really interesting and I usually learn a lot from talking through their pieces and their thought process behind them.

I used to be great at editing, or SO I THOUGHT. Once I walked through the doors of a college-grade English tutor, my paper was torn to shreds by a young tutor armed with an English major. As for personally editing my own stories, I see each mistake in the writing as a puzzle waiting to be figured out, so that every reader can better understand the story.

I've grown to love editing. As a writer, I still hate that I can't get it right on the first draft. However, I love to edit other people's stories, to show them all the possibilities that exist with their narratives.

I used to hate editing, but as I have grown in my writing I learned to love it. It's more the process of sitting down and fixing (or "Killing my Darling" as an undergrad prof described it) my stories that is tough. But in the end, editing makes my story better and I can't hate that.

I do love to edit! I think it's soothing to sit down and go over things with a mind to straighten out a story, especially if it was written hastily (_cough_ NaNoWriMo _cough_). I recently stumbled upon some fiction I wrote over ten years ago and it has been a delight going through that and mending the plot holes, revamping the scenery, etc. but also enjoying a work so distant from me now.

They say good writing is editing; I don't know if editing is the same as rewriting because I always do the latter. If I look at my work again, I'll rewrite and rewrite and never get to editing. I'm worse than zero at editing, but I go through my work again if I think something can be improved in terms of clarity.

Yes. Whether it's my own stories, or a friend's. I do find I have to leave mine to sit for a while before I can go back and objectively edit. I enjoy taking in the whole story and then gently (or not so gently) pulling it apart to look at the insides.

I love editing because it will polish my story and make it look professional. At the same time I hate editing because I will have multiple people at my story and each one and give me different views on how I could do things so it’s hard to take everybody’s ideas into consideration not knowing which one is the best and will fit my story to make it professional.

Yes! I'm studying publishing at the moment :) loving our editing module. Our year is spent working real-life books from manuscript through to publication. We're all currently stuck into editing and it is the best. I like editing my own work, but I do find it hard not to edit as I write. Definitely more of a Discovery Writer (thanks for the term, Brandon Sanderson) but it can be hard to keep writing when you get stuck at a scene - and if I start editing instead, that throws off the creative part of my brain :)

How do you guys edit your stories? Where do you go to and your stories? I am currently working on a fiction novel and would like to find out where I can get some free editing. This site from the owner told me they only edit short stories and poetry.