Writing Excuses Season 2 Episode 33: How To Not Be Overwhelmed
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May 25, 2009
Tips on how to not be overwhelmed by the abundance of writing advice. Embrace imperfections, focus on practice, and start writing without fear. Explore the evolution of ideas in writing and the debate between outlining and discovery writing. Find joy in the writing journey and avoid getting stuck in endless revisions.
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volunteer_activism ADVICE
Limit Advice; Write Instead
Limit your writing advice intake to 15 minutes and then write.
Avoid listening to hours of advice to prevent feeling overwhelmed and stuck.
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Embrace Bad First Drafts
Allow yourself to write bad first drafts and improve with practice.
Focus on learning and practicing instead of aiming for perfection initially.
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Start With Your Favorite Scene
Start writing by picking your favorite scene from your outline and write it.
Don’t worry about missing foreshadowing or explanations; just enjoy writing the scene.
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And here we are, at the final episode of Writing Excuses, Season 2. As promised, this episode is going to be super-useful to new writers, but it's going to be extra-super-useful to one new writer in particular, Brandon's nameless friend who listened to 9 hours of Writing Excuses podcasts and is now too overwhelmed to write. Have you ever wondered why we only 'cast for 15 minutes (give or take, usually give, but still...) each week? It's because you're not supposed to be sitting there at the computer listening to hours upon hours of advice. You're supposed to be writing. For this next fourteen minutes and forty-seven seconds we explain how to make that happen. Writing Prompt: Write a story about Brandon's friend Nameless
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