1) I log on to AbsoluteWrite and read the threads, intending to reply, but by the time I've read the entire thread everything has pretty much been said, so I move on to the next one without replying... (Hey! I believe I finally defeated that problem. )
2) A lot of the advice I've read says to finish your project - set it aside - wait a reasonable amount of time - then go back and edit. Then set it aside - rinse and repeat. This is actually very good advice, and I know when I have had to work too much or when I get that absolute need to start jotting the outlines of another story down so I am forced to stay away from my novel for a few days, it really is much easier to edit. And the changes I make are much better. BUT... as I have not sent my first novel off to an agent yet (it's the first one I'm in the process of editing), how can you STAND to take the extra days to set it aside like you need to? Luckily, I am patiently (not) forcing myself to do this, because I know that my novel will thank me for it in the end. It better.
2) A lot of the advice I've read says to finish your project - set it aside - wait a reasonable amount of time - then go back and edit. Then set it aside - rinse and repeat. This is actually very good advice, and I know when I have had to work too much or when I get that absolute need to start jotting the outlines of another story down so I am forced to stay away from my novel for a few days, it really is much easier to edit. And the changes I make are much better. BUT... as I have not sent my first novel off to an agent yet (it's the first one I'm in the process of editing), how can you STAND to take the extra days to set it aside like you need to? Luckily, I am patiently (not) forcing myself to do this, because I know that my novel will thank me for it in the end. It better.