Sometimes I think there's only one piece of writing advice. "Finish it." Finish the novel, finish the short story, finish something and then edit it or move on to the next thing and learn something new.
I don't care if it's bad. You can't do anything with a story that's in scattered fragments. And if "finishing" means discarding a piece that's beyond repair, and starting on something new which you are able to finish, that works, too. I did that with two novels in a row.
You can't get anywhere as a professional writer if you never finish anything. Or finish with anything.
Finish something. Just one thing. Worry about the rest later.
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The Art of Letting Go: Finishing the Novel.
The Daily Grind.
Zero drafting.
How To Learn To Write.
Pithy Writing Advice.
The Mortal Kombat chant is going through my head -- "Finish him!"
ReplyDeletePeople like to say, every writer's process is their own and do what works for you. I like to add "once you've hit The End once" to that. :)
*heh*. Do you also get videogame sound effects when you type "the end"?
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