No One’s Perfect

C. M. Barrett
Nov 7 · 6 min read

And I don’t want to be.

Recently my online writing group discussed the question of perfection. It began when one member was concerned that those who read her work would be disappointed in it — because she, after editing and revising it, felt it could be better.

Others expressed the feeling of being plagued by the need for perfection, and all agreed it stifled their creativity.

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C. M. Barrett

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Friend of dragons, cats, and other troublemakers. Author of the series, A Dragon’s Guide to Destiny and Dystopia in Drag. Visit cmbarrett.com.

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