Editing

Premature Editor’s Anonymous: How I Finished A First Draft

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Hi, I’m Carissa, and it has been A WHOLE DRAFT since I edited my writing. That’s right. I finished a whole first draft in about a month, because I did not edit. How did I accomplish this thing so contrary to my normal writing MO? I got a writing coach! And it was the best … [Read more…]

Premature Editor’s Anonymous: A Reminder to Myself Before I Backspace

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Hi, I’m Carissa, and it’s been …5 minutes since I prematurely edited my story. I’m in this silent war with my document. I want to erase a couple of scenes that I wrote hastily and in the wrong voice. I know deleting is a no-no, and it’s a habit that I NEED to break so … [Read more…]