To write is human, to edit is divine.

Stephen King
To write is human, to edit is divine.
To write is human, to edit is divine.
To write is human, to edit is divine.
To write is human, to edit is divine.
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When you start writing, you’re just a kid with ideas and hopes for the future. But as you write more and put your ideas down on paper, you begin to hone them and become more confident. You also begin to understand more of what makes a story good – and what doesn’t – and you become a better storyteller. As time goes on, you can edit more and more of what you’ve written and refine it until it’s something that feels natural to read. It’s only when you finish editing that you realize how great those ideas of yours were in the first place.

Source: On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft

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