Episode 68: Mary AllenEdit Like a Zen Master

Published: July 8, 2015, 5:21 p.m.

b'Writing is neither good nor bad; it\\u2019s only finished or unfinished. It\\u2019s in the finishing that it becomes fully realized. It may seem to take a different set of skills\\u2014even using a different part of the brain\\u2014to shape, prune, and polish the work we\\u2019ve opened our hearts to generate, but if we try to edit without keeping at least one toe in the stream of creativity inside us, we can end up dismantling powerful first drafts. In this Eleventh Hour, Mary Allen will share what\\u2019s she\\u2019s learned as a writer and a writing coach about maintaining peace, confidence, and inner balance during the editing process.'