Writers often get bogged down in the middle of their work because they keep going back and editing the beginning. Yes, sometimes changes need to be made as we discover different than what we’d originally planned, but editing – honest to goodness editing – should wait until after the first draft is completed.
Why?
Writing and Editing use two different sides of the brain, and sometimes we get hung up on one side and we can’t switch to the other as easily. Sometimes that’s known by another name: Writers’ Block.
Left side creative brain uses a completely different skill set than right side analytical brain.
They’re like oil and water. They just don’t mix.
Keep them separate.
Wendy L. Koenig 