I’m a slow writer. There. I said it. I’m a slow writer. (Just for extra measure.)
You see, I used to think I was a fast writer. “I can write a manuscript in two months,” “I wrote that novella in a few days,” “That short story took me an hour.”
Okay. So, I’ve never actually said the last two, but they sound similar to the first one…which I have said. And it isn’t a complete lie. My average speed for writing a manuscript is three months. Ish. But, what I don’t say, what I can’t deny to myself, is that manuscript is not truly written at all. It’s not even close to written. It’s a jargled mess of incomprehensible crap. (And I’m being nice when I say that.)
My first drafts might take me three months, but that’s exactly what they are: first drafts. I almost ALWAYS rewrite my novels…
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