Category: Getting Started


  • The Messy First Draft

    “Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere.” Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird There’s a reason why so many have written about the first attempts at writing a book, an article, a thesis, anything really. It’s messy and it takes time. And if it isn’t messy, it takes even…

  • The Blank Page

    “… you must not come lightly to the blank page.” Stephen King, On Writing. There’s a reason why there are so many articles and posts written about the blank page. It is daunting and scary: What should I write? Do I have the ability to write? Will it be good enough? These are the questions…