One of my lessons about writing in 30 years at the State Department was the importance of editing- I learned not to worry too much about my first effort and even learned to throw all of my ideas on the page and then look to see which ones stuck like pasta on the wall. Which thoughts contributed to the message and which ones distracted and needed to go away for now (possibly saved for a follow on writing project in which it was a better fit).
One of my lessons about writing in 30 years at the State Department was the importance of editing- I learned not to worry too much about my first effort and even learned to throw all of my ideas on the page and then look to see which ones stuck like pasta on the wall. Which thoughts contributed to the message and which ones distracted and needed to go away for now (possibly saved for a follow on writing project in which it was a better fit).