Is Any Writing Wasted?
Anyone who writes, whether they’ve been doing it for years or just starting, wonders what will happen to their outtakes. Some days, you’re working through a character, some backstory, a plot line, and you realize that you just spent four cups of tea fueling something that didn’t work. You put those idea scraps away, hoping for a better day. Later, you revisit them. This is the great value of keeping good daybooks, diaries, and notebooks.