When do you make corrections to your art?
If you’re rehearsing a choir, you are likely to make corrections in the moment. (Maybe with a Shaw-style “Dear People” letter to follow, but probably not.)
If you’re directing a play, though, you give notes at the end of a run, in the form of “Notes” – a style of feedback with a long history in the theater.
If you’re writing an essay, you might complete a draft before beginning revisions. If you’re writing a novel, you might start your day with editing yesterday’s output – and then get an editors notes after you’ve completed a full draft.
When you’re writing a song, you’re probably iterating each phrase, correcting and shaping it as you go.
Alice Parker said she didn’t write anything down till she had sung it the same way several times. And then it stuck.
Playwrights often create new scenes or songs after the show is fully rehearsed and even in preview performances.
Every art has its own established way of drafting and editing. What’s yours? What can you borrow from other artistic disciplines?