The First and Best Writing Advice I Ever Received
Writing tip: The belief that the 1st draft must be good makes working on it an intimidating prospect that often leads to paralysis. So let the 1st draft be junk; it should be purely about getting from start to finish, nothing more. You really write the piece when you rewrite it.
substack.com • Home | Substack
Novelist and comic book writer Neil Gaiman on the source of improvement:
"You have to finish things — that's what you learn from, you learn by finishing things."
Source: Neil Gaiman's Advice to Aspiring Writers
"You have to finish things — that's what you learn from, you learn by finishing things."
Source: Neil Gaiman's Advice to Aspiring Writers
3-2-1: How to stick to a new habit, how to handle criticism, and 4 types of wealth
Finish something. Anything. Stop researching, planning, and preparing to do the work and just do the work. It doesn’t matter how good or how bad it is. You don’t need to set the world on fire with your first try. You just need to prove to yourself that you have what it takes to produce something.