I Write, I Edit, I Write Again. Witness!
So the other day I broke Rule #1 of Writing. In a flash of creativity, I wrote two stories, one flash fiction and one short story before working on my current unfinished projects. I have often said that doing things like this is a sure-fire way to kill your writing career by having too many stories going at once and not ever finishing anything. However, I forgot the caveat that you really never want to stifle your creativity. Finishing stories is the most important part of writing because stories need endings to be published, and you can't always count on constant, amazing inspiration to see you through something as long as a novel. Sometimes you have to just slog through something to the end and hope that once it's finished you will be inspired to edit and tweak it into the perfect story. But when you do get those moments of divine inspiration, even if they don't relate to your current projects, don't stifle your creativity. At these times it's alright to let go with your writing and see where it takes you, as long as you return to finish those stories for which the inspiration may have faded. Keep Writing and Edit On
I Write, I Edit, I Write Again. Witness!
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