On Overcoming Perfectionism.
Photo credit: Kelly Sikkema Greetings, wanderers. As mentioned in my last post, I am suffering from an overwhelming and ongoing case of perfectionism. Its symptoms are writing slumps, irritability, and severe self-doubt. However, through years of dealing with perfectionism, I have discovered a few ways to ease those symptoms. And while the cure still evades me (although I suspect it may be a thorny plant of some kind), these methods ease the symptoms to the extent that I once wrote a short story beginning to end in one sitting. Here I will impart five scraps of knowledge to you in hopes that they may perhaps aid you on your journey to becoming an eccentric writer. 1. Write late at night. The practice of midnight writing is one that every writer should follow. There's something about being tired that takes away the voice in your head telling you that your writing isn't good enough. I have written more freely in the moments before I fall asleep than I ever do at any other time of...