Addendum: You are required to suck

I've been saying for years that you should allow yourself the freedom to suck at writing. With the freedom to write horrible things, you get discouraged less, you learn faster, and you understand the difference between good and bad writing.

But lately I've been thinking that that needs to be changed. Because, at the beginning, you are going to suck. The "allowing" part means you keep going instead of stopping and wailing that your perfect idea is crap on the page. This is not an insult...