Writer Senses

One of my biggest issues that I have with my writing is my inability to continue my story because I do not like the way I worded a certain sentence here or felt like a certain line was too cliche there and I constantly have to keep going back over it. Tweaking, editing, obsessing, etc. Is this something common for everyone or am I unnecessarily hindering myself? How do you deal with this in your writing if you do the same? ******** Dear Writer, Your problem is not common to all writers, but it is common to many. All writers have unique snags in their processes. Some write an entire book in half a year and decide afterward that it is trash, immediately starting on the next book which then ends up in the trash. Other writers linger on the same project for years; I lean toward the latter. (See this video of S. King and G.R.R. Martin for more.) You're wise to note that this is a snag in your process. Your task should be to identify the needed changes to accomplish your