That's the secret of how to enjoy writing and how to make yourself meet high standards," said Mrs. Berman. "You don't write for the whole world, and you don't write for ten people, or two. You write for just one person.
Kurt VonnegutSwoopers write a story quickly, higgledy-piggledy, crinkum-crankum, any which way. Then they go over it again painstakingly, fixing everything that is just plain awful or doesnโt work. Bashers go one sentence at a time, getting it exactly right before they go on to the next one. When theyโre done theyโre done.
Kurt Vonnegut