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Q&A Re-reading and making changes to current work that makes everything worse?

I always start my writing sessions with rereading. I use it as a tool to get into the right mindset and remind myself of the tone of the work. I find that if I don't i will end up copying tone and ...

posted 6y ago by Andrey‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:43:14Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/41732
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Andrey‭ · 2019-12-08T10:43:14Z (almost 5 years ago)
I always start my writing sessions with rereading. I use it as a tool to get into the right mindset and remind myself of the tone of the work. I find that if I don't i will end up copying tone and style from the last thing I read before this.

BUT... i don't go to far back. I just l just read the last page, or at most the chapter. That is also the area that usually needs the most adjustment as it has not been reread before. Ten minutes is my maximum time spent reading. After that I am just warmed up enough to hit the ground running in my writing.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-01-29T14:52:23Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 2