{"id":9719,"date":"2020-11-03T14:29:56","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T21:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=9719"},"modified":"2020-11-03T14:30:03","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T21:30:03","slug":"write-hot-revise-cool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/write-hot-revise-cool\/","title":{"rendered":"Write hot. Revise Cool."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Typewriter.1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9720\" width=\"252\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Typewriter.1.png 746w, https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Typewriter.1-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs Ray Bradbury says, don\u2019t rewrite\u2014relive. Your fiction is about creating emotion in the reader, and you can\u2019t do that well without feeling it yourself.\u201d \u2014&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.writersdigest.com\/improve-my-writing\/the-geyser-5-step-approach-to-revision#:~:text=Revising%20is%20a%20natural%20balance,that%20will%20make%20a%20splash.&amp;text=Sometimes%20the%20geyser%20is%20big,other%20times%20it's%20more%20subdued.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Geyser Approach To Revision<\/a>,\u201d James Scott Bell, July\/August 2011 Writer\u2019s Digest<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note from Marlene: This is true for memoir writing also.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve finished your first draft . . . You\u2019ve written hot. Now you\u2019re ready to revise cool with the help of creative spurts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>. . . wait at least two weeks before you do a first read-through of a draft. Then, go through it as fast as possible, as if you were a reader, resisting the urge to tweak anything just yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good advice for those who can do this. This isn\u2019t my style, but it might be yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I do agree with waiting to revise. Let go of the attachment to your writing, your beautiful writing. Keep your darlings in a separate file if they can\u2019t be used in the writing you are revising. They might be perfect passages for another piece of writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Write hot. Revise cool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAs Ray Bradbury says, don\u2019t rewrite\u2014relive. Your fiction is about creating emotion in the reader, and you can\u2019t do that well without feeling it yourself.\u201d \u2014&#8221;The Geyser Approach To Revision,\u201d James Scott Bell, July\/August 2011 Writer\u2019s Digest Note from Marlene: This is true for memoir writing also. \u201cYou\u2019ve finished your first draft . . . 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