: Re: Strategies for returning to a piece of writing after a short break I'm in the midst of writing what will probably become a novella length story. While I've written every word of it, I find

Personally, I don't worry about it while writing the first draft. My philosophy is, first draft is to throw a bunch of words on paper, get ideas down. I accept that a lot of this will be heavily edited later.

When I've got a first draft done, I then go back and re-read it. At that time I look for all sorts of problems, from spelling errors to discontinuities. Then I fix them as I go.

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: This is an interesting question and, personally, I think the answer can only be found within your novel (as I think you've already discerned). The problem I have with the Writerâ€™s Digest

: Is there a term for 'The Secret Garden' and similar works? For some time now I've been curious about how to classify a small group of literary works. They include The Secret Garden, Polyanna,

: What techniques do you use to maintain your writing focus and maximise your productivity? How do you keep writing no matter whatâ€™s going on around you? How do you avoid the distractions of

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