Rewriting vs. editing—the painful difference

I wonder how many readers think that writers just sit down and pour out a story onto the page, that maybe with a few little edits and tweaks the story that first goes on the page is the one that ends up in the published book.

Sometimes that’s the case. I’ve been fortunate to have a few of my novels work that way, even if I had to rework substantial sections of them.

Editing is a pleasure. Rewriting is torture.

My current WIP is destined not to be one of those. I announced about two months ago...