Two-Fifty Tuesday: Information Overload

Too Much Writing Help?

Doesn’t it feel, sometimes, like there are more books, blogs, posts, videos, seminars, webinars and workshops about writing than there are actual books? 

And yes, I see the irony of adding one more post to one more blog… 

But doesn’t it feel overwhelming sometimes? Like, where do you even start? Or, almost as frighteningly, where do you stop? Because what if you bypass that new workshop or you skip over that new how-to-write book and you miss some excruciatingly fundamental wisdom that will stop you from becoming the best writer you can be?

It’s dizzying. 

There is a simple, two-part solution:

1. Read/study only the information that grabs your attention. Since there isn’t one right way to write a book, there isn’t one writing bible to read. You can’t read everything anyway, so get rid of the “should” mentality, and stick with your interests.
2. WRITE! It is so easy to get swept up in the how-to-learn churn, and while there’s some extraordinarily valuable advice out there, writing is also very much learn-as-you-go. Trial and error can be a writer’s best friend. We call it drafts and revisions. 

Absolutely learn from others! But be careful not to slip down the rabbit hole. Otherwise, you may forget to write—and then we’d never get to read your masterpiece. 🙂