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Sometimes, content creation kicks our butts, even those of us who grow up to write for a living. Sometimes we have to concede that we might be programmed for perfectionism from birth, but it doesn't have to be a deal breaker if we learn to recognize and work around it.
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Good writing is the result of good editing. Think about it. There is a reason they are called “first drafts” and not “one-and-only” drafts.
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“I used to get so terrified…'what am I going to write about? I’m totally empty of ideas and inspiration.’ And then I realized after about five years of this terrible block that some of the time you have to be on ‘input.’ You just have to receive and then retransmit it and hope it comes out as something else.” -Sting
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Long-time friends of 4.23 Communication know I celebrate National Poetry Month by writing and sharing work-related haikus each day in April. This Halloween, I was also inspired by the Mozy Frightful Computer Haiku Contest.
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Maybe it’s the (sometimes) lack of wifi, the freedom from distracting phone calls and Facebook pings, or just knowing there’s not a heck of lot else to do. The words just flow from the window seat.
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