I love the idea of leaving some of the original abstract thought in, because the problem is that when you pick up a pen you become a snob, your own worse critic. You edit yourself in a way that is non-creative.
“I can remember exactly where I sat when my teacher first read Roald Dahl's 'James and the Giant Peach'.”
“An Editor becomes kind of your mother. You expect love and encouragement from an Editor.”