In a way, rewriting is more fun than writing, I think. Because when I’m writing I don’t really know what’s going to happen or how I’m going to get somewhere. And in rewriting the basic structure is there, I’m just trying to say it better or make it cleaner or come up with a better solution to some problem. I do rewrite a lot and in fact, one of, for me one of the best ways to get started on any given day with my writing is to rewrite what I wrote the day before.
Often I will see clunky parts and I will change them as I go and it just sort of greases the wheels and once I’ve written those couple pages I’m ready to write some more. I think it’s really useful and I think it’s fun. I don’t believe that even me saying that will convince any kids.
