Know the Difference Between Writing and Editing!

This, I'll admit, is still my biggest problem. Not knowing the difference, but being able to concentrate on writing and finishing the story before editing it.

I am actually constantly editing. I'll write several pages one day, then the next day I'll read what I've written and edit it before I start writing again. That's not so bad, but what kills me is hitting some minor block, like not knowing how to say something, and then I sit and edit trying to get it right rather than just slapping words on the page and moving on.

I really need to train myself to just get the story finished, and polish be damned; then I can go back and edit it.

Kevin J. Anderson wrote about this in his blog. It was one of the few pieces of writing advice that made sense to me. You can read his post here.