NO SEE THAT'S WHY YOU NEED A BREAK. Send it out, don't even look at it for at least three months. Get some distance so that when you go back to it, you can be more clear-headed about what needs to be done. Also the fun of going back to reread bits and realising "hey this doesn't suck/is actually really good."
I know I tend to get to a point where I hate every word I've written and want to scrap it all to start over or just move onto something else so I never have to think about this again. But going back after a while is usually a pleasant surprise.
On the flipside, don't be terrified if your beta readers come back with "X section doesn't work for me," and sink into a pit of "they're right this is terrible, I'm terrible, why do I even bother :(" DO NOT PANIC. YOU CAN FIX THIS.
ASDFAURELKJ THANK YOU! A+++ NIGHT, WILL RAVENSTAG AGAIN. NOT SURE WHEN.
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Date: 2013-10-21 03:38 am (UTC)I know I tend to get to a point where I hate every word I've written and want to scrap it all to start over or just move onto something else so I never have to think about this again. But going back after a while is usually a pleasant surprise.
On the flipside, don't be terrified if your beta readers come back with "X section doesn't work for me," and sink into a pit of "they're right this is terrible, I'm terrible, why do I even bother :(" DO NOT PANIC. YOU CAN FIX THIS.
ASDFAURELKJ THANK YOU! A+++ NIGHT, WILL RAVENSTAG AGAIN. NOT SURE WHEN.