Writing as Process/Writing as Artifact

Lonfiction asked a question about whether or not you might regret anything you'd written if you knew that nothing you wrote would ever be published going forward. It made me realize that things I have written and things I'm writing are completely different animals for me. It's really worthwhile to go read the whole thread as there are some very interesting conversations there. Here is my response:

It's an interesting thought experiment, but one that strips gears for me, because at some fundame...