Thanks Yvain for your courteous answer—but in the spirit of your post I do not accept the relevance of your Pascal anecdote. I am sure editing of text in our day takes less time than generating text.
The process of transforming a first draft into a high-quality finished product (which is invariably much shorter) takes far more time than it took to create the draft in the first place.
Thanks Yvain for your courteous answer—but in the spirit of your post I do not accept the relevance of your Pascal anecdote. I am sure editing of text in our day takes less time than generating text.
You are indulging in a darkish art!
The process of transforming a first draft into a high-quality finished product (which is invariably much shorter) takes far more time than it took to create the draft in the first place.
Not for me, baby!