Only wrote 1,263 words this week (so far). But I feel like I accomplished a lot.
I went back to the write-in event this week, and again, having two hours of unbroken writing time is simply fantastic. I finished an editing pass on a short story, helped one of the other writers brainstorm ideas for her story, and wrote two pages on a new scene in the novel I’ve been revising.
I’ve also noticed printing out the text I’m editing seems to help. There’s something about being able to cross things out and scribble notes in the margins that lets me treat what I’ve written as more of a work-in-progress, instead of a delicate glass bird I might shatter if I alter it too much. It’s liberating, and I think I’m going to do that with all my work from now on.
Who knew that buying a home printer (for a totally different purpose) would have such an impact on my writing process?
What about you? What helps you get into editing mode? Is it just time away from the work, or do you do something to force you to see it differently?
