Jan 01 2009
Are You a Word Miser?
Although words are available freely for the taking, most of us are reluctant to grab and use them to our heart’s content when it comes to content creation.
It’s as if every word we put down on paper is going to cost us a bomb. We decide that we’ll be very sparing in our words before we even get started. We promise only to use the best words for our writing. And we search for these words as we write and if we don’t find them we give up writing altogether.
One best-kept secret of successful content creators is not fearing to waste words on paper or on the computer screen.
This is especially important when they are trying to clarify the subject of their writing.
Be in a generous mood and give all the words that are throbbing in your head to the paper. The more you give the more you’ll have to give.
Successful content creators understand that word-wasting is a necessary part of the content creation process.
This is not to say that you must intentionally write long pieces because you have all the words to waste. What I’m saying is write without censoring yourself and later, when you edit, enjoy throwing away words that you don’t need.
Don’t be a Word Miser. Go ahead, enjoy wasting words when you’re facing a blank paper or computer screen. Especially if you have trouble getting started.
