Writing is Iterating
I got an interesting question from a reader this weekend along the lines of “how do you find the time to write?” and I responded with this great Seth Godin quote:
“There is no good writing that wasn’t preceded by bad writing.”
My process is pretty straightforward at this point:
scribble some thoughts every day
just for a few minutes when an idea strikes
then either scribble new thoughts or iterate on an existing scribble
again, just a few minutes a day
whenever something feels like it’s worth a broader opinion
turn scribbles into a coherent draft post
and polish draft to publish if you find flow
most importantly, fight the urge to wait till it’s perfect
the real skill I’ve learned is publishing half-baked stuff
use the audience to iterate on and expand ideas
I’d love to hear from readers about their attempts to build a writing habit - please chime in via comments👇. And if you enjoyed this post, please consider subscribing.
further reading / references
I’ve written previously about how Writing is Thinking, Creating, Connecting, Compounding, and Manifesting
childish drawing / interpretation
