Addison
Auror
True that writers revise to make the story better. Tighten it up here, quicken the pace, slow the pace, clarify the description, whatever. But how does a writer know the difference when they're revising for the story to make it perfect, and when they're revising to keep busy because they're nervous about when it's done?
I think revising is THE disguise for procrastinating. I've been going over the beginning of my story, thinking of ways to make it better, get to the story faster, for almost two months now. At first I thought it was revising, just me wanting it to be perfect or as near perfect as it could be, but now I'm not so sure.
How does one tell the difference between when they write, re-write, revise or edit for the story's sake and when they do it for their butterflies' sake?
I think revising is THE disguise for procrastinating. I've been going over the beginning of my story, thinking of ways to make it better, get to the story faster, for almost two months now. At first I thought it was revising, just me wanting it to be perfect or as near perfect as it could be, but now I'm not so sure.
How does one tell the difference between when they write, re-write, revise or edit for the story's sake and when they do it for their butterflies' sake?