Rewrite Before You Write

In his book, The Craft of Revision, Donald Murray talks about rewriting before writing.

After choosing a subject, explore different ways, angles, point of views you can write about the subject.

"...in each case, I rewrite before I write by imagining different stories I could tell and the different ways I could tell them."

Each version has its own unique theme or focus.

From Murray:

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What Murray does reminds me of the article I've written months ago. In it, I've written about thinking beyond "first level thinking" or thinking outside the box. Explore, brainstorm as many options as possible, from the most obvious ones to other possibilities to the most bizarre ones.

Then, after brainstorming, you can choose the best option possible.

But it's only possible by turning on and off the diffused mode. It means, it takes rests or breaks in between the brainstorming session, so you can get past beyond the obvious.

What's the best option?

For Murray, it's the one with the best materials that you can get. Either from discovery draft or from external sources. The one that you can write with you're current level.