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June 2 question – For how long do you shelve your first draft, before reading it and re-drafting? Is this dependent on your writing experience and the number of stories/books under your belt?

I try to go at least 3 months after finishing before diving back in. Sometimes, I actually make it. Most of the time, I make it about a month to 6 weeks and then I HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT OR I WILL DIE.

And that’s the only answer I have to that.

So…I have a question for everyone else out there. With the end of social distancing upon us, there is a lot of talk lately about “reinventing” oneself. About looking at the last 15 months and having an honest discussion with yourself about what you liked, didn’t like, and what you want to lose, permanently, comparing pre-pandemic and pandemic lockdown experiences.

Is this something you’re going to do? Have you already started? Are you baby-stepping your planned changes or just diving in?

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