Michael Maupin
1 min readAug 2, 2018

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Hemingway’s motto: “The first draft of anything is shit,” will always be true. I use my “inner critic” to keep me honest when doing multiple edit spins. It’s good to draft, realize it’s “shit,” then edit and after editing — ALWAYS — take a break (I’m big about naps, or just give it an overnight rest before editing again). Generally 4–5 edits spins produces something that’s vaguely worth reading. Just my take. cheers.

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Michael Maupin
Michael Maupin

Written by Michael Maupin

Writer, editor, and media maker. Blogs at Completely in the Dark (www.completelydark.com) and lives in Minneapolis, MN. Currently on Substack at StoryShed.

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