Pursuing Perfect Writing is an exercise in futility

Pursuing perfect writing is something I am especially guilty of. Though I may be a repeat offender, I can’t remember ever actually obtaining that perfection. That might be however, because perfect writing isn’t actually a thing.

Writing is a Process

Whether the work is a novel or a blog post, writing is never done in one take. As you move from a concept to a first draft, concessions are made. As that first draft progresses to subsequent drafts, more often than not, fat is trimmed, and points...