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Q&A How does one go *back* to editing an older piece?

I have a longer work that took me a lot of effort to get through, and the moment I finished it, my life went crazy. That was about 6 months ago, and in the intervening time I haven't been able to ...

1 answer  ·  posted 13y ago by Turnips‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:20:45Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/1934
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Turnips‭ · 2019-12-08T01:20:45Z (over 4 years ago)
I have a longer work that took me a lot of effort to get through, and the moment I finished it, my life went crazy. That was about 6 months ago, and in the intervening time I haven't been able to pick it back up.

The story is complete, and if I may be so bold, the writing itself is solid. But it's still unpolished: I need to add a few scenes, develop a character or two more deeply than I initially did, maybe a bit more. But I can't focus on the story any more. My mind tells me "it's done," and refuses now to revisit it.

Has anyone else been in this situation before? How do you make old material feel fresh enough to work on again?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-03-09T18:39:25Z (about 13 years ago)
Original score: 11