Self-editing for authors

I spend roughly 1/3 of my "writing" time editing.
- first pass is to find the obvious errors. My 'h' key doesn't always work, so "she shared her sandwich" can become "se sared er sandwic".
- second pass to find the sentences that don't work and overuse of words. The rope bridge bridged the chasm.
- then keep doing passes until I get sick of reading my own work.
- finally run a spell check on it and modify the formating for Literotica.

My pet-peeve is off of. As in "he jumped off of the bed" the 'of' is unnecessary. It's just "he jumped off the bed". You never need the of.
 
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