Elizabeth Bear: I once rewrote every bit of a novel except the prologue and epilogue. It took me years to work up the courage. I feel you.

Oh, I just figured out how to get unstuck on this manuscript. My protagonist wasn't moving towards anything so I just need to throw everything out and start over. Well, better to figure that out at 9000 words than 109,000 words.

Realized this at 65k words. Ended up focusing on another project instead of finishing the first one. 🥲

I once rewrote every bit of a novel except the prologue and epilogue. It took me years to work up the courage. I feel you.

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