I edit before, during, and after creatively whacking the keyboard. That's maybe from my tech writing and editing days -- make sure it's as right as it can be, always. Writing later sections prompts me to review, with everything coherent. Then, depending on due date, let it sit a bit, and fix what went bad during the white-hot fury of composition. Sure, there's always another flaw. Now's the time to let it go.
That is true. I've just started a story where the woman I really did meet in the street, who three years later was the inspiration for my Floating World - the Madelyn Chapters, finds and reads those stories, and recognises herself in the first scene. She then contacts Adam as the writer of those stories and says, "I'm not your Maddy, I'm my own Maddy, but are you that Adam?" All very meta, and how many layers can I get?
Navigating through the self-referential angle will be the challenge. But then, I do that a lot. Also, having some critical beta readers will come in handy - "You're doing what? Get the fuck outa here!" But so far they've said, "That should work."
And just in time. There's usually another piece to move to.
Just paste the url into a post's text, like: http://literotica.com/s/harem-scarem
Congrats on squeezing out the first one! It's always the hardest. Now do the following:
I've got a motivational message on my computer today that's relevant from some guy called Vince Lombardi.
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
Don't know what Vince had down for the world, but it sounds good.
(Ducks for cover from the other half of the world...)
Russ
