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The day starts
Apr. 21st, 2010 07:17 amStare at words written the night before. Delete half of them. Rewrite. Better now I think.
Why can't I get it right the first time? It's not like I'm not thinking. It's as if I need to keep writing and writing, purging words until the only ones left are?the best ones? ?The right ones? The survivors. Sentences that looked fine last night, two night ago, now read as stilted. Too on-the-nose. Delete delete delete.
And now I need to walk away. Dammit.
Why can't I get it right the first time? It's not like I'm not thinking. It's as if I need to keep writing and writing, purging words until the only ones left are
And now I need to walk away. Dammit.
