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Q&A Should I edit the first draft until I'm totally satisfied or should I leave that to the third draft?

Don't rewrite unless you have to. Read it over and fill in missing details, edit the work you've already done, and hand it over to an editor or a friend and have them read over it. They might give ...

posted 11y ago by DragonSlayer‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:08:54Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/9209
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar DragonSlayer‭ · 2019-12-08T03:08:54Z (almost 5 years ago)
Don't rewrite unless you have to. Read it over and fill in missing details, edit the work you've already done, and hand it over to an editor or a friend and have them read over it. They might give you more ideas to go with, and might see things that you haven't yet.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-10-22T19:50:51Z (about 11 years ago)
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