Thought for the Day Usually, you will....

[Paul Whybrow]

Usually, you will have to rewrite the beginning the first quarter or third of whatever it is. Don’t waste much time polishing this; you’ll just have to take a deep breath and throw it away anyway, once you finish the work and have a clearer sense of what it is about. Tear up the runway; it helped you take off, and you don’t need it now. This is why some writers say it takes “courage” to write. It does. Over and over you must choose the book over your own wishes and feelings.

Annie Dillard

(from Image Journal)

 

[Hannah F]

"Over and over you must choose the book over your own wishes and feelings" - so true! And that's one reason why critiques are so important.