Comments on: How do you prepare for imperfection? https://www.publicationcoach.com/preparing-for-imperfection/ & Gray-Grant Communications Mon, 06 Jun 2022 21:58:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/preparing-for-imperfection/#comment-8924 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:53:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=16286#comment-8924 In reply to BJ Phillips.

I like your expression “perfect for that job.” Great way to think about it!

]]> By: BJ Phillips https://www.publicationcoach.com/preparing-for-imperfection/#comment-8922 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 13:01:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=16286#comment-8922 Great advice. Perfectionism also manifests itself in making it hard to let go of a project and editing something to death — even reports or meeting minutes. I did that. One thing I learned was that perfect means perfect for that job, not the perfect in my head. The other thing it was hard to get past when approaching writing something like a book as a new writer is editing like crazy as you write. It took signing up for National Novel Writing Month, where you crank out 50,000 words in 30 days, to get me to just write and stop trying to fix every word as I wrote it. I don’t think I’m a perfectionist any more. Or if I am, it’s in remission. I’m writing my third book now! Thanks for your great advice.

]]> By: kimmarla https://www.publicationcoach.com/preparing-for-imperfection/#comment-8920 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 04:33:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=16286#comment-8920 In reply to Daphne Gray-Grant.

I’m sure it will!

]]> By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/preparing-for-imperfection/#comment-8917 Tue, 07 Mar 2017 22:38:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=16286#comment-8917 In reply to Aurore.

Thanks for the idea of a blog post about co-writing. It does present some very specific challenges. I will try to tackle that topic soon.

]]> By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/preparing-for-imperfection/#comment-8918 Tue, 07 Mar 2017 22:38:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=16286#comment-8918 In reply to Bethany Johnson.

Thanks for your kind words, Bethany!

]]> By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/preparing-for-imperfection/#comment-8919 Tue, 07 Mar 2017 22:38:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=16286#comment-8919 In reply to kimmarla.

Life will not only be better but you’ll also be way more productive!

]]> By: kimmarla https://www.publicationcoach.com/preparing-for-imperfection/#comment-8916 Tue, 07 Mar 2017 22:19:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=16286#comment-8916 Makes good sense! I just have to break projects down into little chunks and life will work better. Thanks!

]]> By: Bethany Johnson https://www.publicationcoach.com/preparing-for-imperfection/#comment-8915 Tue, 07 Mar 2017 18:17:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=16286#comment-8915 Awesome read, as always. Annnnnnd now I need to get back to writing.

]]> By: Aurore https://www.publicationcoach.com/preparing-for-imperfection/#comment-8914 Tue, 07 Mar 2017 10:31:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=16286#comment-8914 Hi Dapné.
Great post, as usual ! Thanks !
I was about to send you questions related to this post “difficulty to write when you are a perfectionist”.
I also have the feeling that researches’ work is never finish (I’m writting a technical book); I never have enough information !!

Did you write any blog post about co-writing ? Actually I’m writting with another author and it’s quite difficult to find the right voice when we are 2 !
Have a nice day 🙂

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