When I first encountered this rule, I didn't quite know what it meant. So I dug deeper.
When we first write, we're using our creative voice. It's raw. It's got edges. It's unique. As we rewrite and rewrite, we're polishing our unique piece of work until something that's . . . frankly, dull and boring. The creativity is lost.
Now, it's okay to fix typos and errors in the story.
But that's all.
What author Dean Wesley Smith taught me was to cycle. Cycling works like this: write a set amount of words (300-500 or so) and then circle back to where you started, fixing what needs fixing on a typo level or adding details, and then moving another 300-500 words past where you stopped before. Once you are done with your story, you have kept much of your creative voice in it.
Again, that's all.
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