Every product you create, every book you write, every project you undertake, there is one crucial action you must remember: Make it ugly first.
Before it can be beaut...
Writing
Great Artists (and Writers) Steal
Don’t take this the wrong way, but stop trying to be so original. Your genius is hiding in someone else’s ideas, someone else’s project.
You’r...
How Great Writers Prepare for Big Projects
You have something you want to share with the world. Maybe it’s a book, a play, a piece of art — whatever. Whether you have ten novels under your belt or youR...
Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect
Real writers practice. They show up, every day, without excuse or complaint (okay maybe some complaint). This is the work of a professional.
I’m not talking abo...
A Great Writer Takes Initiative
Yesterday, I challenged you to believe you are a writer — maybe for the first time, maybe for the fiftieth. We all need reminders, regardless of where we are in the jo...
Great Writers Believe in Themselves (So Should You)
Belief is something you can feel, touch, and taste is one thing. Faith is another. If you’re going to succeed, you’re going to have to believe you’re...