Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> I find I tend to sit down, start writing, generate loads of ideas, run 
> off at tangents, and end up with a bunch of stuff that makes sense, but 
> misses out lots of interesting details that I couldn't fit into the flow 
> of the text.

Generally, you should cut about 2/3 of your first draft, no matter how 
good it is.  Whatever fluff you come up with on the first write, you 
have better stuff inside your head waiting for the second draft.

-- 
...Ben Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com

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