The criticism from the outside is enough.
Don’t be your worst (and first) critic.
-JBHarris
Day 26: Kindness
writing encouragement
Day 24: Blossom
It is the most marvelous thing to discover how expansive your talent can be and how it can be developed.
Take your time and discover just how much depth and breath of your talent.
-JBHarris
Encouragement Pages-2/3/2023
For the love of the craft, what will you do to pull out more of it?
What one thing could you do, to do more of it?
That one thing is life changing–trust me.
With Love & Ink,
JBHarris
Day 23: Revision
Revisions are the best friend of a writer.
We are able to take an idea and reshape it. To reform it—change it as you see fit.
Don’t fight the edits!
Use them.
-JBHarris
Day 22: Redo
Your abandoned drafts are worthy of a second look. They are worthy of attention and to rework them.
You can do it.
Look again—you’ll be surprised at what you’ll create. Or recreate.
-JBHarris
Encouragement Pages- 2/1/2023
For what it’s worth, I am in love with my craft.
I chase it, I am grateful for it.
In that space, I want to wear it out! I want to push it, stretch it, and mold it.
I refuse to go into that Good Night without trying to tap that much more into it?
No. It would be an affront to the God who gave this to me.
With Love & Ink,
JBHarris
Day 21: Perfection
The first draft is raw material.
The final draft is as BEST you can make a work.
Perfect is a moving target for writers!
The work is as best we can make it.
Sometimes—we can revisit it and add!
But is a work perfect?
No.
-JBHarris
January 2023: READY
Last week, I spoke about how freewriting can be a lifesaver–and a tool!
I also said how freewriting will not (not ever) spoil! Now, what do I mean by spoiling?
Writing doesn’t spoil–it ages. Sometimes, depending on the topic and the time frame, it may age badly. But that doesn’t mean it spoils! The glorious thing about writing is it is resistant to spoiling! Just because you write something doesn’t mean you need to write it down immediately. It doesn’t mean that you won’t write it immediately.
The best thing to do is to write it down–don’t try to make it all make sense! The sensible thing is to get it down–being cognizant of what it is you want to write and get back to, or consistently add to.
The scariest part is the beginning, yes.
The frightening part is not having what you need when you need it–you inevitably will.
Encouragement Pages-1/30/2023
The beginning is up to you.
What will you do to start?
Don’t think so hard–just start.
Let the rest happen.
With Love & Ink,
JBHarris
Day 19: Community
Every writer needs a community!
Community helps to network, offer support, brainstorm, and collaborate.
The most crucial of this is support.
The best way to save a writer is to tell them they can before they tell themselves they can’t.
-JBHarris
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