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There's a piece of writing advice out there that ruins writers' lives more than anything else. Here it is: Great books aren't written, they're rewritten. Just keep drafting. 12 drafts, 15 drafts, however many it takes. And that advice is bullshit. Professional writers do not write a draft, then rewrite the whole thing 12 times over 8 years until it magically becomes good. That is not craft. That's flailing in the dark, hoping you bump into the light switch. Think about a pianist learning the Moonlight Sonata. They don't sit down and play the whole piece badly start to finish 200 times waiting for it to fix itself. They slow down, they isolate the hard part, they learn the skill, and then they're able to play it every time consistently. Writing works the same way. If you've drafted this book 5, 6, 8 times and it's still not working, more drafts are not the answer. Learning more about structure is not the answer. The answer is to slow down and learn the skills underneath. The ones that let you get a scene right the second time, not the 12th. Rewriting forever feels like progress because you're busy, but busy is not the same as getting better. If you want more writing tips, subscribe and like for more.