uberundunter
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I am a would-be author trying to finish a first submission. I am sure some of you experienced authors will be able relate to my questions and perhaps will offer some guidance.
1) When tweaking a draft, if cutting, pasting, and inserting a form of literary quick sand? Is it generally better to rewrite a paragraph from scratch?
2) Do you ever come up with clever phrases or descriptions, then alter the story around them? Is that, generally, as stupid a thing to do at it is turning out to be for me?
3) Does the need to convey EVERYTHING, in perfect form, subside with the second and subsequent stories? Is it partly a matter of learning to write with reader's perspective as the focus, rather that writing what you wish to say? I feel like a hamster on a treadmiill; I try to stop, but story wants to keep going.
1) When tweaking a draft, if cutting, pasting, and inserting a form of literary quick sand? Is it generally better to rewrite a paragraph from scratch?
2) Do you ever come up with clever phrases or descriptions, then alter the story around them? Is that, generally, as stupid a thing to do at it is turning out to be for me?
3) Does the need to convey EVERYTHING, in perfect form, subside with the second and subsequent stories? Is it partly a matter of learning to write with reader's perspective as the focus, rather that writing what you wish to say? I feel like a hamster on a treadmiill; I try to stop, but story wants to keep going.