Help the boredom of edits go faster

Sometimes reading the bit you're going to work on, then putting it out of reach and rewriting it from memory, making any changes you want as you go, _can_ be useful - usually you get something much better the second time round, plus you can see how memorable you find your own work. As long as you don't actually LOSE that first draft, in which case it's angst galore.

Hmm. I like that idea. Thanks James.

pick it up from different places so you focus more on writing style and less on plot.

Seconds drafts are fun for me, but I usually end up bogged in 10th drafts, so...

Jergin, I can't focus on writing style only. I have to add a bunch more plot stuff.

Joseph, how many drafts do you usually go through? And what do you write, come to that?