There’s something good in the rough pages. We have all written paragraphs, pages and occasionally chapters that should not been seen by anyone. The level of frustration experienced at the messy pages can be huge, the urge to hit delete strong. Stop!
There are decent lines and possible good paragraphs mixed in with the mess. Can’t stand to read it again, understandable. Use one of the following options to find the good parts.
Have someone read it slowly out loud. Have them stop after every couple of sentences. Take the pages back or the tablet and circle the parts worth saving.
Or
If your version of Word or writing software has a read-aloud feature, use it. Most of these programs allow you to select from several voices. Like option 1, listen but pause every couple of lines. Mark lines that are good.
Your rough parts contain good lines. Even if the lines aren’t a fit for this WIP (work in progress), save them in a file. They can be tweaked and used for a project in the future.
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