Why You Should Purge Your Dead Drafts.

Why You Should Purge Your Dead Drafts
Your love affair with past efforts is killing your creativity.
Shane Paul Neil
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4 min read·
Apr 8, 2021
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I had someone reach out to me recently asking me to consult on creating a new content strategy for themselves. Beforehand they sent me a YouTube channel with a couple hundred videos. The videos were interviews with different A-list actors from various press junkets. The videos were run and gun…
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Written by Shane Paul Neil
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Writer (duh) and photographer. Bylines @levelmag @complex @ebony @huffpo shotbyspn.com/findme
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