When writing, I try not to look back. I try to forge ahead despite the typos and wrong words that are typed in the sentences. There’s an urge to go back and correct things, to add a comma or period here there, or to fill in the missing words that will complete the sentences. But I ignore the errors for the sake of putting all of my thoughts down, to keep the flow going.
The flow is the important part. Writing requires quantity of words, and without them, there’s little to edit. To increase the word count, I have to keep writing no matter what, because if I stop to correct things, I’ll lose the momentum, lose the flow that allowed my brain to crank out ideas in quick succession.
It’s tough though. There are times when I want to go back to the last sentence to add more. Go back to the last paragraph and tidy things up. But that can be done later. That can be done after everything’s been written down, and it’s time to edit.
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