Sometimes I writing and editing at the same time. That's why I have to postpone some of my articles because of this habit.

Yeah, we should separate the time. Time to write and time to edit so we can produce better result.

Sometimes I writing and editing at the same time. That's why I have to postpone some of my articles because of this habit.

Yeah, we should separate the time. Time to write and time to edit so we can produce better result.

You've definitely highlighted one of the pitfalls of many writers. Back when this habit dominated my writing, it was due to fear. Fear I wasn't good enough, that I wouldn't know what to say next, that it wouldn't sound creative if I did somehow find another paragraph to write . . . maybe even fear of success and getting noticed.

Yep, I was pretty darn paralyzed!

I discovered that the antidote was to find ways to make writing fun. That has definitely cured me of a lot of bad habits. My biggest breakthrough in terms of writing raw without editing was when I completed the first draft of my first screenplay in only 29 days. That's because (a) I wrote for at least an hour every day and (b) I never looked back!

It sounds like you might enjoy the concept of a 10K Day. If so, there's one happening this Thursday over at my site and I'd love to have you join us if you're available that day. It's a real eye-opener and fantabulously liberating. You get to see in a very big way what you're capable of! And it's also fun.