Why do we rewrite?

You’ve written something great. Or maybe you’ve written something that’s just good enough.

In any case, why rewrite or revise it?

What professional writers say

monarch_butterfly__insect__complete_metamorphosis_by_oobichan-d5e99mtYou might think that professional writers can just spit out good writing on the first try, the way a professional basketball player can make that ball swish through the hoop seemingly without effort.

This is actually not the case. What professional writers say is that the first draft is almost always just the germ of … Read the rest!