The First Draft Myth: 3 Lies That Silence Your Book Before It Begins

They call to you, don’t they? Those seductive voices perched on the cliffs of your imagination. They sing to you of the first draft myth that sounds like wise council:

“Wait until it’s clearer.”

“Make sure it’s good enough.”

“Real authors don’t write like that.”

They’re not just whispers of doubt fogging up your mind. They’re myths, cloaked in logic, disguised as protection. And much like the Sirens of old, they don’t want you to write your book. They want you to crash upon the rocks of doubt an...