Writing Too Slowly

My last post is not long, but it did end up taking quite a bit longer than I wouldhave liked. Sometimes you just do not have as much time for a project as you expect. In this case it was also hindered by being tied to a programming project, which invited tweaking and contemplation of features, etc. I became hesitant to post it. It took too long to finish. What I find happens, is that the longer I spend with a piece of writing, the less confident I become in it. As I tweak, edit, revise, the writing seems (seems, not does) to become less clear, not more. Editing always has the feeling of pushing food around on my plate with my fork, at best stirring everything up without really changing the substance, at worst making a mess of it. I come to doubt whether I’ve made any point at all. And so with these blog posts I have a tendency to rush and try to get them out as quickly as possible. One writing session is best. I can tell you, it is very possible to write something without reading it…