Mr. shepard’s writing student duke refuses to edit his work, claiming that his artistic process involves respecting his original writing decisions. why is duke’s reasoning invalid?

a. even the greatest writers must edit their work.
b. writing students do not have enough experience to make good decisions in the first draft.
c. editing falls outside of the artistic process and is an entirely separate procedure.
d. duke’s reasoning is correct—many writers abide by the method he is suggesting.