I understand the importance of editing. It's a critical part of taking writing from a rough draft to a stage where you're ready to share your writing with others through self-publishing, contests, traditional publication, etc. I get that. But I miss wearing my writer's hat. I know I can write and edit at the same time. But I find that when I have an editing project going and a writing project going at the same time, I want to do the writing. Editing sits and waits because it's so much more fun to write for me than to edit.
When I'm writing, I feel alive, refreshed, joyous. When I'm editing, it's a rough slog. It feels obligatory. I suppose I need to find a way to turn it from obligatory to joyous. But it's like cleaning house. It just seems that it's almost more work trying to find a way for it to be fun or easy than it is to just edit. See my post a couple of weeks ago about what not to do. I just have to remind myself that when the editing is done, I get to reward myself by putting my writing hat back on. That will be a moment to celebrate.
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