DON'T SWEAT THE LITTLE THINGS !
People tend to be in one of two camps: they lose sleep by focusing on the small annoyances, or they live longer by ignoring the unimportant.
My wife and I have found a profound balance for us: she worries — I don't.
I've often been asked how I can sleep with all the noise and lights. Simple — ignore them!
This profound "don't sweat it" philosophy can be utilized when you're writing. During the creation of the first draft of a chapter, don't worry about making sure everything is spelled perfectly or that you've used the correct grammar in all sentences.
The most important thing to do is to quickly transfer the magnificent thoughts floating around in your noggin into manuscript form before they vaporize. What good is proper sentence structure and punctuation if you spend too much time on the little things and are so distracted that you forget the masterful ideas bouncing around in your skull?
As you gain more writing experience, spelling and sentence structure become more natural and part of the flow of generating your first draft. But until that time comes, get thoughts to manuscript immediately, then go and clean things up during your first-pass edit!
My wife and I have found a profound balance for us: she worries — I don't.
I've often been asked how I can sleep with all the noise and lights. Simple — ignore them!
This profound "don't sweat it" philosophy can be utilized when you're writing. During the creation of the first draft of a chapter, don't worry about making sure everything is spelled perfectly or that you've used the correct grammar in all sentences.
The most important thing to do is to quickly transfer the magnificent thoughts floating around in your noggin into manuscript form before they vaporize. What good is proper sentence structure and punctuation if you spend too much time on the little things and are so distracted that you forget the masterful ideas bouncing around in your skull?
As you gain more writing experience, spelling and sentence structure become more natural and part of the flow of generating your first draft. But until that time comes, get thoughts to manuscript immediately, then go and clean things up during your first-pass edit!