SO YOU THINK YOU'RE A BAD WRITER? - Part Three

More writing tips . . .


Allow yourself to write badly.  Julia Cameron wrote in The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life " . . . Let it all in - every detail that catches your fancy.  You can sort it out later - if it needs any sorting."  Your first draft should be your longest piece of writing.  When you fine tune what you have initially written, future drafts will be shorter and the ideas will hang together better.


Know when enough is enough.  William Carlos Williams wrote: "To know when to quit when you've done.  And not to have hangovers of other ideas sifting in unnoticed.  Good writing is precisely like good dressing.  Bad writing is like a badly dressed woman - improper emphasis, badly chosen colors."  In other words, say what you need to say and make your point, then exit.  You will lose your audience if you ramble on.
Source:  The Word Doc




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