Which matters more – writing or editing

Which matters more – writing or editing? This is a big ‘chicken and egg’ question.

Writing is – hopefully – when our imaginations take flight and our fingers skim the keyboard without stopping. Our feet might grow numb with cold and our stomach might growl, but we have to keep going because the narrative, the characters and the scene unfold for us and we have to sketch it out quickly, before the spell is broken or the doorbell rings.

Editing is when we take that flight of fancy and read a boo...