Perfectionisists Unite
I mean no irony when I say I am a recovering perfectionist. Anyone who has ever slogged through any of my first drafts (and often second and third drafts) will be surprised to hear that. I have never applied that bit of psychological dogma to spelling, (or housekeeping) but it is, or at least has [...]
Obsessive Much?
I often talk about the need to get stuff done as opposed to getting it done perfectly. The whole, “do you want it perfect or do you want it on Tuesday” philosophy is an apt one. Besides the notion that perfect isn’t possible, it can drive one crazy when one tries to reach it. Okay, [...]
They Can’t All Be Gems
Most people who don’t write all the time are afraid that, if they do write more, they’ll “empty the coffers” very quickly. The logic goes, if it is difficult to come up with something now then make what I come up with brilliant, I’ll have nothing left very soon if I try to write more.” [...]
Post 14 – Good Enough
Writer James Thurber said, “Don’t get it right, get it written.” Musician Pat O’Bryan said, “You can work on an album until it’s perfect. And dead.” James Agee started writing A Death in the Family in 1948. He was still revising it in 1955 when he died. It was published posthumously. If you are striving [...]
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