I turned in a freelance assignment that I thought was pretty good. I added a little pizzazz, a little TGIF flair, if you will. Hip, happening, now kind of stuff. Just the right amount of (subtle) cuteness.
Of course, like any insecure writer would, I kept checking the site to see if he had posted it. Finally, around 9pm, there it was. But it didn’t sound like my piece. Truth be told, I didn’t even recognize it.
I was a little discouraged, because he must have edited the heck out of my work. And, if I’m honest, it was a whole lot better his way.
And then……
I opened up my original and he had only changed two words! Combined a couple of sentences with an “and”, but only changed two words.
So, two things: (1) I don’t even recognize my own writing and (2) Either he was that tired or I was that good. You can imagine the conclusion I have to draw here.