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That is very true, how i write once i get to the actual writing stage is. I write it all out and finish the scene or string of events I am working on. Then I set it aside and work on something else, later I go back, typical a few days, but sometimes weeks later and reread what I wrote. Almost always i then start making changes so what I wrote flows better, is a bit more descriptive etc. I might do this 2 or 3 times, I always do it at least once. Then I ask someone else on the team to proof read it and fix any grammar or spelling mistakes I made, that I missed on my reread and didn't fix.Here's a super secret shortcut from a little known writer called Jodi Picoult - just show up and write daily. In her words, "You might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page."
I think that is a good thing for any writer to do. Because we know in our head how the scene/event is and it makes sense in our head as we write. But wait long enough and then come back and reread it, you tend to notice things where it could be more clear etc. Even more so when someone else edits it, sometimes people that edit my work will ask questions or even point out things they find not as clear as it could be on my intent and then I can rewrite those small parts yet again and make it better.
Now I am not saying I am a great writer, I am not. If I was I would do it for a living, but anyone can be a decent writer with some time and effort.