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Why multiple drafts create narrative confusion

I have written the same story seventeen different ways and cannot figure out which version is actually the story

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Perfectionist revision multiplies possibilities instead of clarifying intention, creating paralysis through options.

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