There is one golden rule of writing: you do not go back and edit while writing your first draft. You sit down and write a certain word count every day. You don't go back and edit until you finish your draft.
I break this rule on a regular basis. If I have an idea for how I want to change something in the draft, be it a big thing like changing the flow, or a small thing such as wording, I do it immediately. If I go to start writing, sometimes I'll have no idea what I'm going to do, so I go back and read a bit of what I've written before. Sometimes it helps me figure out what to do next, and usually I'll end up picking some of it apart as I do it.
I'm perilously close to finishing Part I of the novel, and yes it does need a lot of work and revision. The problem is that I don't have much idea of what happens in Part II. Part II is where the three protagonists set out on their journey to rescue the Princess. Meanwhile, back at home, the Yalu have started wreaking havoc in the town. I have ideas for a few specific scenes, and I've written a couple, but otherwise I'm at a loss. I suppose I'll be referring back to my post yesterday about just sitting down and getting started and letting the story come to me as I write.
This morning I got on the laptop bring and early with no idea what to write. Most of what I did this morning was spot editing, but I did write a few blurbs. Perhaps tomorrow will be more productive.
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