I live for the rewrite. My process is to write like mad, letting everything fall onto the page. It marinates while I grab a cup of coffee. Then halleluiah, I get a do-over. Or two or three or however many it takes until I like it. It kinda makes me feel sorry for the brain surgeons.
What are your feelings about editing and rewriting?
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Jo Hawk The Writer
Jo Hawk 
depends really. if its a short story or flash fiction i don’t do much of a rewrite but when its my article for submission i will really pour over it. i take the most time if its for a publication. but like you i do let the words fall out and then edit, i will edit everything at least once. sometimes when editing a new idea takes shape, that is the best part of writing
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I tend to have extraneous words, so I find a ruthless edit makes the writing better. Even on a small 100 word flash fiction piece the edit process can take longer than the actual writing. 😲
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oh wow! but you have a point writing with a word limit forces us to make every word count
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It does make the writing much tighter.
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and also improves vocabulary, I need to look for words that can explain a sentence…LOL!
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I tend to be like you. I write it all out and than let it percolate. I go back and reread, tweaking and changing a word here and there. Other times though, I just leave it as it came out.
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It is a strategy that seems to work for me. I am thrilled it works for you as well. The trick for me is knowing when it is good enough and just release it and move on to the next one. Thanks for commenting. ❤
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You are welcome. 😊
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I edit as I go. Periodically, or when I start up the next writing session, I edit what I’ve already written and then move on to new prose. And I always wind up with a weaker ending than the rest of the piece 😣
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Someone suggested we writers should start with the end in mind and write to the end. It is an interesting concept. I wonder if that would help your endings? It is something I plan to try.
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I rarely know where I’m headed when I plow into creative nonfiction. The discovery is half the reason I write. I’ve learned some crazy things about myself because they just poured out into an essay.
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I bet you have! Discovering the story as we write is part of the joy. So many times I have started writing thinking I knew the end and ended up somewhere else. Still I like trying different techniques as I write, some I have kept.
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