No matter how many times you go through that process, it is keeping at that process. This is a rigorous discipline. One is constantly learning how to do it and how to do it better. Writing is also an editing process, she explained. I try to pull apart the writing from what I call the editing.
Writing is a creative process.
Editing is a left brain activity. Put that on hold while you are doing the writing. Then switch gears. It is important to realize the difference between writing and editing. Essentially, writing is communication.