Who has written a book or short story?

I have. For the few things that were published, I never go back and re-read, because should I, heaven forbid, find an error, I cannot change it, and I know it will just continue to eat me up.

I have not self-published, yet, so I cannot say if it will be the same then.

For the novels and stories that have not been published yet, then yes. I often return to them to see if there is something that can be improved or fixed, especially if I am planning on submitting/publishing.

Who hasn’t? Don’t most people write?

Well, James Patterson for one.

11 books, including two with short stories (one with 27 and the other with 17 stories)

i have published a book and many poems as well as illustrated a book that was published.

I did. Got it published and everything.

Yes. Once it was published, I pretty much forgot about it.