Editor’s Picks — Top 10: There’s No Such Thing As Perfect Writing
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There’s no such thing as perfect writing, just like there’s no such thing as perfect despair. ~ Haruki Murakami
Every writer is always looking for at least two things: 1)something to make writing easy and 2)her perfect piece.
I would feel fortunate if I ever found an easy way to write an almost perfect piece. Perhaps that is the reason I like to read books about writing. But I have yet to find a writer who says it becomes simple with time.
For things that stubbornly remain difficult, the best way out is to accept them as they are. If you stop trying to simplify the process, you can finally focus on the real thing: writing.
The mere act of accepting a complex process is enough to allow your mind to find the right — though difficult — answer relatively quickly.
At the core of all creativity lies an unpredictable process. You don’t know what you can create today, and that is okay. Not pretending to know and embracing the uncertainty of life is the only way to be creative, as well as sane.
