Kathleen Trotter
Don’t be afraid of your “crappy first draft.” Nothing reads well the first time you write it.
Stop thinking … just DO.
Stop thinking about if you “should or should not write today.” Stop trying to write something “perfect” or even good. Just block off time and write. Start. DO IT. Vomit a bunch of words onto a page. Get your ideas out. Then edit. Or scrap it all and start again. You just need to start. Writing requires multiple drafts. You can’t get to the final draft without writing the first one (and the second, etc).
Stop thinking. Just DO.
Stop thinking … just DO.
Stop thinking about if you “should or should not write today.” Stop trying to write something “perfect” or even good. Just block off time and write. Start. DO IT. Vomit a bunch of words onto a page. Get your ideas out. Then edit. Or scrap it all and start again. You just need to start. Writing requires multiple drafts. You can’t get to the final draft without writing the first one (and the second, etc).
Stop thinking. Just DO.
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