Sing before you know the song. Write imperfectly.

"Revision is when you first get to recognize the distance between what you wanted to write, what you thought you were writing, and what you actually did write. That recognition often makes you want to throw up." -Carolyn See

Let's say you are listening to the radio when a brand new song comes on. You like it immediately. So, of course, you sit there quietly and don't dance or sing along with it until you know every single word of the lyrics and every beat of the music 100...