Be Yourself . . . Unless You Can Be A Unicorn ~ Then Be That

"Don't worry about being original. Originality is overrated. The one thing that's unique about your story is that you're the one writing it. Your voice is the original thing."

~ Chuck Wendig

Overthinking ought to be a felony. Wait a minute. Scratch that. We've got way too many laws on the books as is. 

My point is that wasting energy on your WIP -- be it a novel, blog entry, or letter to Aunt Gertrude -- by wondering if it's "good enough" or "fresh enough"  or "original enough" is exactly that . . . a waste.

Life's too short to fret over things we can't change. What's that? You think you can change your writing? Sure, writing can always be tweaked. You can grow as a writer, but -- step a little closer and listen up -- not if you're too busy fretting about your writing. 

Whatever it is you need to write today, just be real. Write like you speak, as if you're saying the words out loud. There's only one you. Unless you're a clone . . . and I'm pretty sure that is against the law.