I posted a tweet this morning on this topic but I wanted to write a bit more. One of the biggest time wasters is editing extensively along the way. The better approach is to get a draft down—ugly as it might seem. You might even be frightened that someone would read it! But soldier on. The joy of writing is in the rewriting. That's where the fun is—trying to figure out how to solve the problem of delivering good content to your readers. Consider these tips:
• First, quickly draft a document--just get your words down without too much attention to punctuation, spelling, or grammar rules.
• Next, revise by moving ideas around, adding new details and deleting unnecessary information.
• Finally, polish your document.
I know, I know, waiting to revise is a difficult! But the first draft is for ideas, so you don't want to do anything to stop the flow.
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