i see you, new idea, so shiny and proud of yourself

Here is what writing is like for me: I come up with an idea that I really like – yes, the story starts in Salem, on Halloween weekend! And the main character has a weird run-in with a creepy old witch lady…yeah, yeah, this sounds good. So I write and write and then when I go back and revise, Salem and that witch lady prove unnecessary. And the character's past isn't quite right. And her friends, who I like a lot, also aren't quite right. And her secrets are interesting but need to be...