Tell Me A Story

Writing Advice

When I’m stuck on a story, I remind myself that perfectionism is just fear wearing a tidy outfit. It whispers that the sentence isn’t right, that the idea’s not ready — but really, it just wants me to stop. 

The trick, I’ve found, is to lower the bar. Write the clunky version first. Let clichés and half-thoughts spill out. 

Once they’re on the page, the real writing begins — shaping, cutting, polishing. 

You can’t edit a blank page, but you can rescue a messy one. Some of my best ideas began as something I almost deleted. Almost.