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The rules listed are a bit more eclectic than those found in most published books & articles, perhaps because it's a crowd-sourced list. I particularly like "G
by m52go 9y ago
The rules listed are a bit more eclectic than those found in most published books & articles, perhaps because it's a crowd-sourced list.
I particularly like "Give yourself permission to suck."
It's the spiritual twin to Hemingway's "the first draft of anything is shit" but articulated from the writer's perspective. Which, for writers, is the more important perspective.
- paulpauper 9y agobut the problem is, if you suck, no one will tell you you suck or how and why you suck, so you will keep repeating the same bad habits. In math, at least, if you suck you know it because you are unable to get the correct answer.
- shanusmagnus 9y agoLet me put your mind at ease -- I promise there is no shortage of people who will tell you that you suck, whatever your creative medium. It's okay to defer that judgment for a little while to muster the will to actually produce something.
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoYou have to find reliable critics to critique your work. Eventually, you can do a bit of this on your own as you develop an eye and self awareness for it.