Tag: writing advice

• Writer’s Block: Perfection is the Enemy of Good

  Voltaire certainly had a way with words. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Perfect is the enemy of good. Voltaire, in Candide When we get in our own way Do you have a loud internal editor? I know I do. It’s that voice in your head saying, “Um, are you sure you…

  A.R. Grimes

  May 22, 2022

  Obstacles to writing, On writing

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• Writer’s Block: When the Task is too Daunting

  How does your journey begin? Okay! So, you want to write a book. Let’s get started. How? Well… first you plan everything. Brainstorm and scribble out all your ideas for characters, world-building, and the conflict. Next, you outline the plot, then expand it into a more detailed outline, and then you write a rough draft…

  A.R. Grimes

  May 15, 2022

  On writing

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• Writer’s Block: Knowing is Half the Battle

  Defeat Writer’s Block with Sufficient Preparation I have this awesome idea! I’ll start writing and it will all just flow out of me seamlessly and without pause…right? Well that depends. Demolishing writer’s block begins with developing a plan, and part of that planning involves knowing both yourself and your target audience. Or as Sun Tzu…

  A.R. Grimes

  May 8, 2022

  On writing

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