Babyflowerfae

I needed to hear this today, so I’m sharing it with anyone else struggling with perfectionism.
          	
          	Your first draft is going to suck.
          	Your second draft? Probably sucks too.
          	
          	Mine certainly did. And if you wait until it stops sucking to publish… you’ll never publish anything.
          	
          	The painful truth about perfectionism:
          	It’s not protecting your reputation. It’s stopping you from building one.
          	
          	The pros don’t wait for perfection. They iterate in public.
          	
          	• Hemingway’s first drafts were terrible.
          	
          	• Stephen King calls his “vomit drafts.”
          	
          	• Heinlein said, “Refrain from rewriting except to editorial order.”
          	
          	Fix what’s broken. Ship it. Stop endlessly polishing.
          	
          	You don’t need perfect to be heard. You just need to start.
          	
          	—Bryan Collins (shared just in case you needed this reminder today!!)
          	
          	 Now your turn: What’s the worst first draft you’ve ever written? Share it below. No judgment, just encouragement! ♡ ♡

Babyflowerfae

@Lucidddreamerrr That sounds amazing! I know how it feels when an idea doesn’t get much attention. Sometimes all it needs is a second chance . . . just for you. Can’t wait to see your sci-fi concept!
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Lucidddreamerrr

@Babyflowerfae Thanks for sharing. Hopefully someday, I'll republish my draft from 2019. It has a sci-fi concept I dreamed of and didn’t get much traffic when i first posted
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Babyflowerfae

I needed to hear this today, so I’m sharing it with anyone else struggling with perfectionism.
          
          Your first draft is going to suck.
          Your second draft? Probably sucks too.
          
          Mine certainly did. And if you wait until it stops sucking to publish… you’ll never publish anything.
          
          The painful truth about perfectionism:
          It’s not protecting your reputation. It’s stopping you from building one.
          
          The pros don’t wait for perfection. They iterate in public.
          
          • Hemingway’s first drafts were terrible.
          
          • Stephen King calls his “vomit drafts.”
          
          • Heinlein said, “Refrain from rewriting except to editorial order.”
          
          Fix what’s broken. Ship it. Stop endlessly polishing.
          
          You don’t need perfect to be heard. You just need to start.
          
          —Bryan Collins (shared just in case you needed this reminder today!!)
          
           Now your turn: What’s the worst first draft you’ve ever written? Share it below. No judgment, just encouragement! ♡ ♡

Babyflowerfae

@Lucidddreamerrr That sounds amazing! I know how it feels when an idea doesn’t get much attention. Sometimes all it needs is a second chance . . . just for you. Can’t wait to see your sci-fi concept!
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Lucidddreamerrr

@Babyflowerfae Thanks for sharing. Hopefully someday, I'll republish my draft from 2019. It has a sci-fi concept I dreamed of and didn’t get much traffic when i first posted
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Lost_In_Wordscape

Hiii...how's everything going
          So uhm, i jst wanna know are u still updating "how to kiss a loose end" 
          Cuz i noticed new stories are out but no update on that particular one yet

Babyflowerfae

@Lost_In_Wordscape Heyy! Yes, I am
            I'm trying to not neglect any story, but it'll be out soon. Thanks for being patient. Xo
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