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My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying.”
Unlike Chekov, I do not believe the beginning and the end of a draft is where we do the most lying. It is there that we struggle to begin and resist ending where we write the most garbage. As writers we should always cut the beginning and the end; editing both with the skill and precision of a surgeon.
Particularly with longer pieces of writing, I find that if I cut the first and last paragraphs I can sometimes take a line here and there and use them elsewhere or drop them entirely into my recycle bin.
from the sticks to the bricks and back again 
Well done. I agree. I can usually start just fine. It is the end that I stress over. Thanks for sharing that great quote. I love how each and every quote really makes you think about your own writing. ❤
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If I’m chopping, I take from the middle. For me, the struggle is to write the first line. If I nail that, the rest flows easily. It’s cool how each writer has his or her own process though.
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I often write the beginning and the end first, and I fill in the middle after. I do not often find that I cut much out of the first or last parts. I believe it is because I sweat them out the most to get it right.
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