The other day, I came across this tweet from one of my favorite authors, Anne Lamott:
If you’ve ever read any of Anne’s works, you’ll know that words seem to come to her as easily as I can burn a pancake.
But they certainly don’t come easily to me. Perhaps they don’t for you either.
But that doesn’t matter today. Today is about what Anne expresses in her tweet. Don’t think about it. Sit down. Open your laptop (or pull out your notebook and favorite lime green pen). Type (or write) words. One after another. They don’t need to be good. In fact, they probably won’t be.
No editing allowed today. You can edit tomorrow. (That’s not procrastinating, I promise.)
I suppose if you’re reading this while brushing your teeth or letting the dog out for his nightly business, so you can go crawl into bed for a great night’s sleep, you have my permission to wait until…
