-Be less concerned with writing well and more concerned with sharing good ideas.
-What, exactly, are you trying to say? Say that.
-Good writing isn’t about something. It’s for someone. Pretend like you’re writing to a friend.
-The biggest problem writers face, says Ryan Holiday, is that they have nothing to actually say. Writing for the sake of writing isn’t the point. What can you not not say?
-Don’t worry about finding your voice. Just write as clearly as you can. An authentic voice follows clear writing.
-If it doesn’t excite you, don’t write about it.
-At every stage of the writing process, ask yourself, what is this thing about? What is the theme? Sometimes finding the theme is hard. You may not even know the theme while you’re writing. But never stop trying to find it.
-Writers don’t get writer’s block. Writers get caught up in thinking about whether their writing is good or bad.
-Steven Pressfield said to sit without hope and without fear. To work at your desk without the hope of writing something good nor the fear of writing something bad. He explains, “When I sit down to write in the morning, I literally have no expectations for myself or for the day’s work. My only goal is to put in three or four hours with my fingers punching the keys. I don’t judge myself on quality. I don’t hold myself accountable for quantity. The only questions I ask are, Did I show up? Did I try my best?”