Josh Bowen
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Josh Bowen
The Cultural Tutor, on Writing Every Day, Growing a Twitter Audience, and Reading Old Books
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"In fact, the only way I can get anything written at all is to write really, really shitty first drafts."
Anne Lamott • Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
When you have trouble writing, it’s usually because you don’t know what you’re trying to say. Most writing problems are actually thinking problems. And you can't copyedit your way out of poor thinking.
If you’re efficient, you’re doing it the wrong way. The right way is the hard way. The show was successful because I micromanaged it—every word, every line, every take, every edit, every casting. That’s my way of life.
Daniel McGinn • Jerry Seinfeld: Comedian, Innovator, Micromanager
Listen. I wish I could tell you it gets better. But, it doesn’t get better. You get better.
Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers