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Revise and rewrite from "summary" of Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
You have to be willing to revise and rewrite if you want to be a good writer. This is not an option, it is a necessity. Writing is messy work, and your first draft will almost certainly not be your best work. But that's okay. The key is to keep working at it, to keep revising and rewriting until you get it right. When you revise, you have to be willing to make tough decisions. You may have to cut out entire paragraphs, or even whole chapters. This can be painful, but it is necessary if you want your writing to be the best it can be. You have to be ruthless with your own work, willing to let go of anything that doesn't serve the story. But revising is not just about cutting things out. It's also about adding in new material, strengthening weak sections, and polishing your prose. Sometimes this means rewriting entire sections from scratch. It can be frustrating, but it is all part of the process of...
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