Something about sitting down to write on a fresh page feels almost spiritual.* It is spiritual. Aside from dancing, I can’t think of another art form with a lower barrier to entry. Little stands in the way between your will to create and the output.

When you’re locked in and the words are flowing, everything else falls away. Your intuition is what carves a path through the page’s blank expanse. It takes a lot of self-trust to quiet the inner editor and surrender to your instincts.

Lately, I’ve been trying to practice a backspace embargo when drafting. As a recovering edit-as-I-go kinda gal, it feels very unnatural! But a handy mantra I’ve been repeating is first instinct, best instinct. I find solace in the thought that even if my first instinct leads me astray, it will always eventually point me in the right direction.

—Jamie

*Whereas something about that blinking cursor feels almost taunting!

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