Write Now! Workshop Podcast: Write A Book, Change The World

Two of the things writers seem to need most are accountability and encouragement. That's probably true of almost anyone who is working on something really important to them.Sometimes when we're at the start of a new project, we get caught up in thinking we want this book to be our best yet, or to win a big award, but those thoughts can make the blinking cursor on the page feel daunting. If we can focus on the fun story in our heads, and not what we hope to accomplish with it, we'll write a better first draft.Now some people do so much editing as they write that by the time they reach "The End" for the first time, they have a first draft that may be the equivalent to another writer's second or fifth draft. If that's your modus operandi, great!Many of us, however, do better to get the first draft down first, then come back and fix it. We get frustrated when we're starting something new because we can picture bits of the story in our heads, but we can't find the right words. However, letting your editor-brain ge