Andrew Knighton
Don't worry about perfection, just focus on finishing stories. Because perfection isn't real and practice will make you a better writer.
A friend told me a story about a pottery instructor who was teaching two groups of students the same course. At the start of the term, she told the first class that their final grade would be decided by their best pot, and told the second class that their final grade would be decided by how many pots they made. At the end of the term, the second class were all making better pots than the first class. They hadn't worried about perfection, but they'd got lots of practice.
A friend told me a story about a pottery instructor who was teaching two groups of students the same course. At the start of the term, she told the first class that their final grade would be decided by their best pot, and told the second class that their final grade would be decided by how many pots they made. At the end of the term, the second class were all making better pots than the first class. They hadn't worried about perfection, but they'd got lots of practice.
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