“Writing well has everything to do with being able to read one’s own work with an eye toward the unmet possibilities that are there.” ― Lucy Calkins
As an overthinker… I don’t advise looking for all the unmet possibilities in your near finished work. I’m laughing because I really think I’ve over-edited, and not as in this is the perfect, most flawless first novel ever known to man. But I often overthink and delete parts that maybe aren’t so bad. I do save all my edits, but that’s not the point. The point is don’t do this too much, but definitely during the first few drafts. Dream, inspire, fantasize—whatever gets the work finished. Then trust yourself. Trust your voice. And trust that you’re allowed to let it shine in your work.
What do you think the quote is saying?
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