More Stories, Creative Writing Podcast

Podcast Episode 22: You're Not Perfect, So Get Over It   Perfectionism is a kind of resistance that keeps us from creative progress.   00:56 There is a new way to support the podcast. See more at www.WordsMatterESW.com/donate 03:55 Teaching creative writing reminds me of things I need to apply to my own writing life, and that brings up the topic of perfectionism. 06:08 Tangents in our writing can be both beneficial and a drawback to our creative flow. 07:07 Being distracted by the next flashy thing can distract us. It threatens our ability to finish a work. 09:55 Find a way to keep track of tangents, so you can go back to them, but don't abandon the work in progress. 10:53 Being too focused on the current work can be a problem, too, though, if we fall into the trap of Perfectionism. It can also keep you from finishing, or sharing, your work. 12:50 If we are always improving (which we should be) we have to balance the idea of perfecting a story with the concept of "the best story I can write right now."  14:24