Skip to content

Write Bad Stuff

David Gane
David Gane

The stakes of creating bad stuff are zero. No one gets harmed and there are a couple advantages in creating it.

It no longer takes up mental energy in your head. It has been allowed to breath and has proven that it doesn’t have the life to sustain itself. With it gone, it now clears the way for new growth.

Also, you learn from it. Creating bad stuff shows you the path to growth. Nothing teaches you your weaknesses faster than putting them on paper.

Finally, it may not be all bad. By not writing, you are perpetuating the myth that you are going to write bad stuff. By putting it on paper, you will also discover your strengths.

Quit wasting time and energy and start writing today.

Blog
David Gane

David Gane Twitter

Co-writer of the Shepherd and Wolfe young adult mysteries, the internationally award-winning series, and teacher of storytelling and screenwriting.

Comments

Related Posts

Happiness and pain

When asked what they want, people often say they want happiness or pleasure. However, in Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman argues that people are loss-averse, meaning they are more likely to act to avert a loss than to achieve a gain. This finding means we are more likely to

Fast Fiction

Before writing the daily blog, I had been experimenting with fast fiction—fiction that was written and shared quickly. The first time was during the summer of 2021 when I wrote a new story every day for 31 days. I then tried to do it once a week for a

Mistakes happen

Yesterday's newsletter didn't go to the right group, so I had to resend it tonight. It may even come out after I'm finished with this blog post. I finished it early yesterday, did several edits, then had my wife read it before I sent it. Yet, it still failed—but