Writing versus Re-Writing

By Brenda W. Clough

Let me begin by saying that very nearly all writers rewrite. Rare indeed is the writer who can just pour it all out on the page, solid gold and not a word or a comma needing to be changed. If you are that rare bird, then it is a cinch that this is not your first, or even your tenth, story or novel. To hit it perfectly, every word shining and ideal as your fingers leave the keys, is a learned skill, just like running a four-minute mile. And how do you learn it? Practice, of...