Day - 4

3 days down, 362 more to go. Yikes!

Author Tip #2 - Write entire story first and then go back to edit. Don't start editing before your story is done.

This was one of the tips that a New York Times Bestselling Author gave at a book signing last week. This really hit home with me because I am a perfectionist and I want to make sure that everything that I write is perfect (e.g. perfect spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.). However, because I've been so concerned with cleaning up the writing, I would keep going back and working on the same chapter over and over again. By writing the entire story first and then going back, I keep a steady pace and actually achieve the goal of completing the initial draft. There is plenty of time for revisions after the fact. Old habits die hard but since I heard that advice, I've not been editing while writing. +1 me. The truth of the matter is that nothing I write will ever be perfect so it's of benefit to me to not focus so heavily on that aspect of the stories and get the initial drafs done first.

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