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crich70 · 10-07-2011, 01:15 PM

Books aren't written, they're re-written. So even if your story idea doesn't come out well in the 1st draft of your manuscript at least you've gotten it down on paper which is the 1st step. Later you can always go back and re-write it so that it runs more smoothly, but in order to do that you have to first get it down on paper in the 1st place.

10-07-2011, 01:15 PM	#4
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Books aren't written, they're re-written. So even if your story idea doesn't come out well in the 1st draft of your manuscript at least you've gotten it down on paper which is the 1st step. Later you can always go back and re-write it so that it runs more smoothly, but in order to do that you have to first get it down on paper in the 1st place.