đQuotes from Lorraine Boissoneault's "Drafting a Personal Essay Is Like Stumbling Through a Dance"
I really needed to read “Drafting a Personal Essay Is Like Stumbling Through a Dance” today. Here are some bits that hit me hard:
Itâs not enough to see a successful dance or personal essayâyou can study all you want, but itâs only in the act of doing that you learn whatâs right and what isnât.
The bad news about first drafts is that they are necessary. The good news is that theyâre only a starting point.
There are many ways to get better at writingâtake classes, join critique groups, read voraciouslyâbut nothing gets you around the fact that you must also write and revise.
…take comfort in the fact that your words are still on the page. Youâve done the hard part and unleashed your awkward vulnerability.
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