Can we talk about how I used to rewrite every sentence before moving on

Henry Martinez · 2026-03-20T02:50:04.834857+00:00

My writing partner in Austin finally told me to just type 'TK' and keep going, and I finished a chapter in two days instead of two weeks. Anyone else have a trick that broke their perfectionist loop?

james_kim6mo ago

Oh man, that TK trick is genius. I forced myself to write with a timer, no backspacing allowed. Kinda like @cameronmurray's method but without the hangover.

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cameronmurray6mo ago

My trick was writing drunk, editing sober.

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masongreen6mo ago

Seriously, the timer thing is a game changer. I mean, it forces you to just get the messy first draft out, kinda like what @james_kim said. The real trick is accepting that first drafts are supposed to be bad.

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