Don't Beat Yourself Up

The first draft often feels like dross. Don’t beat yourself up too much. You’re gold mining. There might be a lot to sift through. But at the end, when you’re tired and it feels like you’ve got to send it off right now, put it away, for weeks, a month. Then take another hard look. (But do send it out eventually — you don’t want to be a George McFly.)

JESSE ARMSTRONG