At my travel memoir course last weekend we were talking about how much writing is rewriting. How hard it can be. How rare it is that your first draft is flawless.
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There were some surprised murmurs, some nodding heads. ‘Don’t worry,’ I said. ‘Just give yourself permission to write crap.’ The whole group laughed.
‘Can we quote you on that,’ quipped one person. The next day another said, ‘That was
yesterday’s big takeaway for me – knowing it doesn’t have to be perfect first time round.’
And...
Published on August 01, 2013 05:44