Emotional
What if doing it badly is the whole point?
Anne Lamott's most famous writing advice? Give yourself permission to write a terrible first draft. Not a decent one. A truly awful one.
Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere.— Anne Lamott, *Bird by Bird*
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The thinker
Writer on Faith, Mess & Grace
Anne Lamott is an American novelist and nonfiction writer known for her honest, funny explorations of writing, faith, and being human.
Based on Anne Lamott — 12 Truths I Learned from Life and Writing (TED Talk), summarised and reframed by Insights.
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