WE OFTEN DWELL ON THE STAGNANT PAGES, RE-READING THE SAME FAILURES AS IF THE INK WILL CHANGE IF WE STARE AT IT LONG ENOUGH. 

STOP WAITING FOR THE PERFECT DRAFT. 

YOU ARE A WORK IN PROGRESS, FULL OF STRIKE-THROUGHS, MARGINS FILLED WITH NOTES, AND CHAPTERS THAT ENDED TOO SOON. 

YOU’RE A BOOK STILL BEING WRITTEN. THE INK IS STILL WET, THAT IS THE MOST HONEST THING ABOUT YOU. 

YOU AREN’T FINISHED YET, AND THE LACK OF ‘PERFECTION’ IS EXACTLY WHAT MAKES YOUR STORY WORTH READING