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Originally Posted by crich70
The best advice I've read about that problem is, "Don't edit. Write." If you stop to edit yourself the story can lose momentum. Books and stories aren't written, they're re-written. If something isn't working right in a story/novel it can be fixed in a re-write, but only if the words are there to start with. Middles always sag as I understand it. What's important is getting the words down on the page to begin with.
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You got that right, Critch70. Just let it flow, and if you introduce something that's going to need a change earlier, make a note and make the change later. Just run with it till you get to 'the end' or you'll never get there.