Write the story now ... edit it later.
Write now. Edit later.
Write. Edit.
Edit. Just edit.
That's where most of you have probably found yourselves. If not, then you're probably lost in the bog of eternal stench (sucks to be you!). What happened? You knew you should've been writing it out. How else are you going to spot those inconsistencies, mishaps, plot holes, balrog, and boogers in your story if it's not written out?
Don't worry about editing. Your story may not sound good to you now. Screw having a perfect story! Don't worry about it. Make a note somewhere (somehow) in your manuscript that such & such needs fixing. If your using Word, then use the "review" tab at the top. Otherwise, just leave some kind of note in your text that you'll recognize during your edit and rewrite.
Do it, or perish!Get that story out of your head. Vomit the whole thing out. Then you can pick it up, chew on it (gross!), and make it into the nugget of genius you always knew it was (terrible metaphor, I know). Forget the editing until it's time to edit. If you get bogged down editing as you go(remember the bog of eternal stench?), you may find that your story never gets written. That's a problem for someone who wants to make a living from their craft.
Focus, young padawan. One step at a time. Get it written.
So how about you? Have you gotten stuck editing when you should be writing? Did you ever get out of those stinky mires, or are you still sinking, head first? Tell us about it in the comments below! Remember to share, like and follow. Social media makes the world go round.
