21/11/2025
That is writing advice from William Stafford, brought to our attention via another poet, John Davis, author of Guard the Dead.
It's a suggestion that might seem contrary to your writing instincts. Every writer wants to write their best. Wants to write that perfect something. But in seeking perfection we may ignore what is great, even dismiss good writing, or just find ourselves spinning our wheels and getting nothing written because nothing is ever what we want it to be.
Just keep writing.
Good advice for day 20 of , when you're hopefully past that 30K mark. You can always go back and revise to make your writing better.
And perfection is never really the goal with writing, because with everything we write, hopefully, our writing continues to evolve and change, as will what we consider great writing.
