If in Doubt - Lightbulb moment no. 754,233

When I start a new manuscript I often give up on it. At times like these I have to remember that I can come back to it when I realise something that should or should not be in there.
For example, yesterday I got stuck writing in too much about a new character who I was basing on someone in real life. I ended up writing too much vengeful prose that went off on a useless tangent. It was changing the entire scene of my romantic comedy novel, into some kind of depressing drama!
Today I realised I...