The outline is done, and I’ve broken ground and written the first chapters. I’ve been constantly going back and reediting which is a newbie mistake. The opening scenes have been endlessly reworked and I’m not progressing onto the rest of the book.
Forward only writing is best. The pattern needs to be
- Write a scene
- Check the scene once, and only correct the most egregious spelling and worst grammatical mistakes
- Move on and don’t look back
All the poor, repetitive writing can be left. All the gaping plot holes can remain unfilled. All the boring scenes can stay where they are in all their glorious dullness. After all, correcting the stuttering, inconsistent, badly constructed first draft, is what second drafts are for. And third, fourth and fifth drafts – and beyond.
