Emotional Editing

Ever looked at something you wrote and thought, "Oh my god! This is complete crap"? That is how I am feeling today. I managed to finish a first draft of my book and am gearing up to start the editing process. I always try to give myself a few days between when I finish a piece and when I start editing to help keep myself from "emotional editing." "Emotional Editing" is when I edit before I have managed to separate myself from my words. At this point, I am usually far too hard on myself and delete things that should not be deleted. As you might imaging, this eventually leads to frustration and disappointment. So, here's to making my first pass at editing my manuscript.