Trust your instincts.

Don't apologize for editing a scene--edit with authority. Don't slink onstage hoping folks will notice. Be decisive. Be confident. Own it.

Trust your instincts.

Better to edit too soon than too late. A scene with legs can always come back.

Trust your instincts.

Always be ready to edit. A scene may go 1 hour or 1 line. You never know. Be ready.

Trust your instincts.

Don't fucking make faces, shrug, comment or make any other bullshit judgment move when you edit. Just edit the fucking scene.

Trust your instincts.

If you draw attention to the edit itself, you are saying "audience, this is important" -- you are highlighting the tool itself. Most of the time this is accidental. If you decide to incorporate the edit thematically into the show, then do so with gusto. Otherwise, keep it simple and keep it neat.

Trust your instincts.

When all else fails, sweep downstage.

Trust your instincts.

You've read hundreds of books and watched thousands of hours of TV. You've done countless scenes in classes and rehearsals and seen tons of shows. You KNOW when something is done. So, for god's sake, EDIT! EDIT NOW!

Trust. Your. Instincts.