Allow yourself to write "wrong" things from "summary" of Writing with Power by Peter Elbow
When you sit down to write, it's easy to get caught up in trying to make every word perfect or every sentence flawless. But the truth is, writing is messy. It's a process of discovery, of exploration, of finding out what you want to say as you say it. And that means sometimes you're going to write things that are "wrong" - or at least, that feel wrong to you in the moment. But here's the thing: allowing yourself to write "wrong" things isn't a mistake. It's an essential part of the writing process. When you give yourself permission to make mistakes, you free yourself from the paralysis of perfectionism. You open yourself up to new ideas, new connections, new ways of thinking. You create space for creativity to flourish. ...
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