Next One Is Real Dept.

IN PRAISE OF DELAYS — Gabriel Squailia

Most living writers will tell you to complete a full first draft before reworking anything, but I'm incapable. I always worry over the first stretch, scrapping an entire book's worth of first scenesbefore I find an acceptable point of entry. By now, I'm in no hurry. This sucker will gel when it gels. I've learned to enjoy the delays.

...I used to bemoan the months-long wait between polishing a piece and learning whether it was rejected or accepted. Thes...