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Ever have a day where you wake up, ready to write, ideas in place and notes in hand? Of course, right? How about when nothing actually gets in the way, and you’re productive? Now we’re rolling.
Only then you look at what you worked on, what you’ve been working on, and realize it still sucks, and is likely unsalvageable.
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I’ve had many “unsalvageable moments.” Sometimes I re-read what I wrote the next day, and wonder to myself, “what was I thinking?” Not ashamed to admit that I hit the delete button quite often.
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You have to be willing to hit the delete button/toss the pages. Any writer who says every page they’ve ever written is golden is lying. Or delusional.
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So true! How could anyone actually think they nail a draft the first time around? I sincerely believe that the only good writing is good rewriting.
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Agreed. Not everything needs 75 drafts, but rewriting is as important as the first draft. I’m not sure if I’m feeling sorry for editors at this moment or thinking I should have been one, lol!
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Bah!
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Well stated.
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catchy title though. 🙂
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And didja notice how I resisted posting a photo of a steaming pile? Editing ftw!
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I’ve deleted many things! It’ll come back…your muse that is. 🙂
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I might strangle it when it does. 😛
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I think it’s worth coming back another day to decide. I am talking to myself here as much as you. The times I have done this.. Keep writing you can correct dud bits later.
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Yes, I’ve put it to the side, and I’ll look again next week.
Thanks for the encouragement!
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Keep writing and deleting and writing and …
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Thanks TT! I feel much better about it today–not about the piece itself, but the process 🙂
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I am glad you are feeling better today. 🙂 I felt bad that I didn’t have anything useful to offer yesterday.
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🙂 Thank you! It’s ok, it truly is part and parcel of a writing life, frustrating as it can be.
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I must say I like your bottle of crap. 😀
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And to think, it’s the only soda I drink 😉
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