Perfectionism is Bad for Your Writing

Confessions of a Reformed Perfectionist 

Done is better than perfect.

Sheryl Sandberg

I’m sure you’ve all heard this phrase before. It’s a good one. And yes, it applies to many fields of use, and writing is no exception. Simply put, perfectionism is bad for your writing, especially if it keeps you from ever finishing. 

The realization that trying to be perfect was bad for my writing came years after having been a...