Craig Nova
I handle it this way.
I will do my 5 to 7 pages a day, no matter what. They could drop the A bomb and I will do the pages. Sometimes, of course, or many times, I will throw what I write away.
Here is a link to my desk in the Atlantic Monthly.
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertain...
You have to scroll down to see the pile of paper, but it is there.
I think, too, that the key to writing is the ability to tolerate imperfection. Most writers I know who give up can’t stand the idea that for many drafts a book will be a mess. They want it to be clean, clear and polished right away, and the only way that happens is by revising. Cold comfort, but there you have it.
I handle it this way.
I will do my 5 to 7 pages a day, no matter what. They could drop the A bomb and I will do the pages. Sometimes, of course, or many times, I will throw what I write away.
Here is a link to my desk in the Atlantic Monthly.
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertain...
You have to scroll down to see the pile of paper, but it is there.
I think, too, that the key to writing is the ability to tolerate imperfection. Most writers I know who give up can’t stand the idea that for many drafts a book will be a mess. They want it to be clean, clear and polished right away, and the only way that happens is by revising. Cold comfort, but there you have it.
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