After you've recognized that there will be multiple drafts to your novel, it is useful to put it away in a drawer for a while. Don't read it. Don't work on it. Don't even think about it. Work on something else or take a break from writing if you really need to.Some people might only need a month. For others, this might take years.
When you finally pull that dusty manuscript out of the drawer, you have probably forgotten a lot of what is in it. Hopefully you have developed as a writer over your time away. You could be embarrassed by the writing style. The story itself could use some work, you realize. Or the characters are inconsistent. Come to it like a reader who has never read this story before. Recognize its flaws.
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