When you write, you are telling a story...to yourself. When you revise, you are telling a story to yourself...over and over again.

Kai Strand
When you write, you are telling a story...to yourself. When...
When you write, you are telling a story...to yourself. When...
When you write, you are telling a story...to yourself. When...
When you write, you are telling a story...to yourself. When...
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William Faulkner said: “When you write, you are telling a story...to yourself. When you revise, you are telling a story to yourself...over and over again.” When we write or revise, we’re doing two very different things. When we write, we’re trying to tell the story to someone else. But when we revise, we’re trying to tell our own story.

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