Avoid These 2 Mistakes When Writing Your First Article
We’re all virgins at something. And there’s nothing wrong with it or anything to feel embarrassed about. As the saying goes — there’s a first time for everything.
Up until last year I was a Medium virgin. But I finally bust that cherry and I’ve loved Medium ever since. ;)
If you’re a virgin at writing, or at least a virgin to writing online, and you want your first article to go smoothly, pay attention.
Avoid these 2 mistakes to help you not only get started, but to make progress and write even more.
#1 — Don’t worry about making it perfect. Just focus on getting it done.
“Strive for progress, not perfection.” — Unknown
I believe we’re all perfectionist to a certain degree. Because many of us are afraid of failing, or making a mockery of ourselves. But fuck that shit, you don’t need to worry about that.
All you need to worry about is writing your first article. Everything else is just a distraction or an excuse to NOT get your first article finished.
When I started blogging online some of my content was awful. I’ve easily published over 200+ posts online and have deleted some of them.
But I continue to strive for progress, and I’ve gotten so much better it’s unbelievable. That wouldn’t have happened if I focused on perfection excessively.
Strive for progress and write that damn article. If you get lost in the sea of perfection, you won’t have any luck reaching the island of progression.
#2 — Layout each point you’ll be making before writing your article.
Each writer is different, and sometimes you don’t need to outline each point you’ll be making. But it makes a massive difference no matter what kind of writer you are. Because it helps you get extremely focused on what it is you’re trying to say.
I did the same thing with this post. Both points #1 and #2 were already laid out before I even started writing. That way It’s not necessary for me to think about what I want to portray, or what points I’d like to make. And that in itself speeds up the whole writing process.
Quality is one thing, but when you mix that with speed, you get the best of both worlds. And more time to get more writing done (or something else) is priceless.
Here’s an interesting fact. — It’s taken me 25 minutes to not only write this post, but to get the right image for this post. As well as look over the points I planned to make and work on a relevant title. :)
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