When you are editing, the final master is Aristotle and his poetics. You might have a terrific episode, but if people are falling out because there are just too many elements in it, you have to begin to get rid of things.
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I tend to edit some as I go - partly because one of the reasons I don't outline much is that I don't know what the next scene will be until I've actually written the previous scene.
When you are writing and directing and producing, there is a lot of stuff to do. I like to finish one; then while I am editing, I will think of the next one.
I'm a big fan of editing and keeping only the interesting bits in.
The process of editing is what I enjoy most - putting the pieces together and making sense out of them.
I edit as I write. I revise endlessly. I don't go forward until I know that what I've written is as good as I can make it.
You know, it takes a while to get used to - it's a whole group of people with all these ideas and after you sort of navigate your way through the first few episodes it becomes collaborative and creative.
With an audience it's now, there are no editors around. It's just me and the audience and it's what I like best.
I hate editing. I love to write, but I hate to reread my stuff. To revise.
My self-editing process is intense.
I tend to overwrite; I need a good editor.
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