Jessica Tom
Just keep writing. Put words to the page. Then more words. More. And then everything will flow more easily.
When I was in college, Michael Cunningham came to speak and said something like, "There are times when I sit down and think I write gold. Other times, I think I'm writing sh!t. But when I look back on those passages a couple days later, I can't tell the difference."
I think about that all the time. What's "good" and "bad" is oftentimes in your head. Just keep writing. You can always revise later.
When I was in college, Michael Cunningham came to speak and said something like, "There are times when I sit down and think I write gold. Other times, I think I'm writing sh!t. But when I look back on those passages a couple days later, I can't tell the difference."
I think about that all the time. What's "good" and "bad" is oftentimes in your head. Just keep writing. You can always revise later.
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