Shitty First Drafts | Silence Your Inner Editor

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  • Anne Lamott said it best: "All good writers write [shitty first drafts]. This is how they end up with good second drafts and terrific third drafts." Here's how to quiet your inner critic and WRITE. Visit us at thebookdoctors.com. SUBSCRIBE: goo.gl/9VaE9C.
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    WHAT WE COVER IN THIS VIDEO
    0:30 We share our experiences when the inner editor won't shut up so we can write, i.e. writer's block.
    3:00 The value of the 50-minute freewrite with only a pen and paper.
    4:50 Your best never comes out when you're uptight and self-critical. Relax and write that shitty first draft.
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ความคิดเห็น • 26

  • @lisahiselius6539
    @lisahiselius6539 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank god for this video. Just finished a very short and concise first draft that is absolute GARBAGE, but with my story down on paper, I can continue developing it. Again, thank you

    • @TheBookDoctors
      @TheBookDoctors  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for the kind words, Lisa!

  • @rafaelmorales116
    @rafaelmorales116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've never written anything but I like to say that you guys are very informative and if I ever do I'll be certain to contact you guys are the best

  • @craigjohnson8279
    @craigjohnson8279 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such a fun and informative couple. This was a great tip that helped me finish a chapter. :)

  • @sophieb5253
    @sophieb5253 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is brilliant and exactly what I needed to hear this morning!

  • @reconarmor99
    @reconarmor99 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was definitely my parents shitty first draft.

  • @heatherericksonauthor
    @heatherericksonauthor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You guys are adorable! This is something I need to get better at. Writing a shitty first draft makes the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th drafts possible.

  • @jamesholder13
    @jamesholder13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really need to silence my inner editor! Awesome video!

  • @allymonte7295
    @allymonte7295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Haaaaaa! Loads of shitty drafts! Love ya bunches, Al 💖🐾

  • @Anniquarana
    @Anniquarana 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm working on mine :)

  • @karenthue8978
    @karenthue8978 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @Chad-Giga.
    @Chad-Giga. 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is what reading does to your brain

  • @belladona17
    @belladona17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Any tips for letting your inner editor back out and making that second draft ? 😅

    • @TheBookDoctors
      @TheBookDoctors  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We will do a video on this! Great idea! Stand by...

    • @belladona17
      @belladona17 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheBookDoctors that would be amazing 😊🙏

  • @cchoi108
    @cchoi108 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your ANGA contest is forcing me to pants it. I'm totally into structure and I want to write an outline and then fill out the outline. Subsequently, I have about eight gajillion outlines. I also have hundreds of pages of rando material and freewriting, and finished short pieces, because I have to write for my sanity. But I don't have a book. Now I'm ignoring all the outlines and just spackling crap together and it seems to be working better that way.

    • @TheBookDoctors
      @TheBookDoctors  ปีที่แล้ว

      It's important to find a process that works for you. Setting deadlines for ourselves and getting our work into the world is important so we're thrilled that you're applying to ANGA.

  • @jaelitheruss5904
    @jaelitheruss5904 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can’t edit a blank page. 🙂