Shitty First Drafts | Silence Your Inner Editor

Anne Lamott said it best: "All good writers write [shitty first drafts]. This is how they end up with good second drafts and terrific third drafts." Here's how to quiet your inner critic and WRITE. Visit us at https://thebookdoctors.com. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/9VaE9C. #WritingAdvice #BookTube #AuthorTube #Publishing BIRD BY BIRD by Anne Lamott https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780385480017 WHAT WE COVER IN THIS VIDEO 0:30 We share our experiences when the inner editor won't shut up so we can write, i.e. writer's block. 3:00 The value of the 50-minute freewrite with only a pen and paper. 4:50 Your best never comes out when you're uptight and self-critical. Relax and write that shitty first draft. RELATED VIDEOS How to Stop Procrastinating and WRITE https://youtu.be/CLjnC9fCz4I Writing Advice from Grant Faulkner, NaNoWriMo Executive Director https://youtu.be/NiSebTNr2Og Get Published by Tending Your Writing Like a Garden https://youtu.be/_m5ZWhYrdsQ Write Your Passion | Publish Your Book https://youtu.be/bqGY3TF6i74 IMPORTANT LINKS Support your local independent bookstore by shopping online while staying home. Find your local bookstore using https://www.indiebound.org/ THE BOOK DOCTORS We’re Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry. Between us, we have almost half a century’s worth of experience turning talented writers into published authors. Arielle is an author and agent-at-large at the Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency. David is an author and before writing professionally, he was a comic and actor. We’re dedicated to helping writers get their books published. Successfully! SUBSCRIBE for tips on how to successfully publish your book. https://goo.gl/9VaE9C Our book, The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published, takes you through the entire process of conceiving, writing, selling, marketing and promoting your book. https://thebookdoctors.com/getting-yo... +NEWSLETTER: http://eepurl.com/bmAZT +FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheBookDoctors +TWITTER: https://twitter.com/TheBookDoctors +WEB: http://www.thebookdoctors.com/ +BUY THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO GETTING YOUR BOOK PUBLISHED: http://www.thebookdoctors.com/getting... Amazon https://amzn.to/2P35vg6 Barnes & Noble http://bit.ly/EGonBN Indie Bound http://bit.ly/EGonIndieBound Music: "Ain't Misbehavin'" © Copyright - Josh Levine / Frank Schaap https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/schaaplevine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmo1a...