Write Bad, It’s Ok. But Write More — How Volume Does The Trick
And unlocks creativity like nothing else.
If I could…I would pick every new writer, drill their heads, drop a chit saying ‘write more’, and stitch back the hole. (And I also need full immunity.)
I sound like a maniac, but that’s how strongly I feel about it.
Most writers get this wrong. They start with the ambition of writing ‘good,’ writing better. And before they know it, they are paralyzed with this self-inflicted pressure.
But that’s crap. The key is — ‘write.’ Just write. And write more.
Write bad, write disgusting, write even if it looks like a 10-day stinky, flaky vomit…but write. Write till the pen feels like your sixth finger.
Headlines, engagement, formatting, clickbait, blah, blah, blah — all these can wait; all will come in their time. The trick is not picking up ‘gimmicks’ and weaving them into your words from the start.
The trick is to get into the drill of forceful expulsion of words. Blindly adding volume to your work.
I will not give you 2,3,4 reasons why; I will bury you with them. To the point that you will gasp for a piece of paper or your laptop. To start writing.
