Being a Better Writer: The Early Editing Trap · 8:58pm Jul 17th, 2023
Or, to go by another title long-time readers of this site will recall, The Death Spiral.
Welcome back, writers, to another installment of Being a Better Writer, where today we revisit and old topic once again. If you’ve read that old post before, well, stick around, and if not, then today is your lucky day.
The older post in question is over six years of age, which might as well be a century to some denizens of the internet. It is also, I’d argue, one of the more important posts for a young writer to be found here on the site. Occasionally, it’ll be linked or referenced somewhere, and a host of new hits will swarm over it for a week or two. But there are also times when it languishes unread for a period, with the title not drawing in a lot of new writers who otherwise should be checking it out.
Seeing that as in the last month I’ve had multiple real-world discussions about the event that both it and today’s post will discuss, IE, the early editing trap or “Death Spiral,” I decided to put this one back on the list and revisit it. Which is about all the preamble we need to dive right in. So whether you’re a new writer or old, go ahead an hit that jump, and let’s talk about a problem that’s plagued writing and brought an end to projects for as long as writing has existed.
Because if you’re not careful, it’ll do the same to yours.
