Making mistakes

David Gane

Sep 18, 2022

When I first started writing, I had a lot of spelling, grammar, and punctuation mistakes that distracted some of my readers.

Last year, when I was doing a story a day, I had one reader tell me I should proofread it better because they couldn’t enjoy the writing.

Both times, it stopped me from writing. The first time was fifteen years. The second time was ten months.

But I kept showing up, doing the work and practicing.

It’s about trying. It’s about risking myself to look stupid so that I can grow.

Sometimes making mistakes is the only way we learn.

Ripples in the pond

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Mistakes happen

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Pebbles

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My first posts

I first started posting on Tumblr in May 2007. I shared family stuff and links until I eventually started writing about writing. Usually, it was about trying to convince people to write. A lot of it is uncomfortable to read now—a little too cocky and unsympathetic to people'

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Ripples in the pond

Mistakes happen

Pebbles

My first posts