"I read this excerpt from Bird by Bird back in college, and it always stuck with me--now I get my writing done twice as fast.
Here’s the TLDR version for people who just can't get started on their work:
Nothing you write is going to sound perfect the first time. Almost 100% of the time, it’s actually going to be the shittiest thing you write for that project.
But that’s okay! NO writer is perfect on the first try. Some people think that the world’s best writers always hit home runs on the first try, when in reality they make big steaming turds on the page and polish, polish, polish them until they turn gold.
The hardest part is getting the words on the page. So do that—even if it’s shit—and you’re on your way to something you can be proud of."
This is directly applicable to EDM, and is likely why many of the big guys like Skrillex will go through so many drafts and demos of a song before we ever hear a finished product. Getting caught up trying to get things "perfect" in the creative phase can definitely slow your writing, when in reality its likely better to just get rough ideas down and go from there.
What do you guys think?
Submitted August 25, 2017 at 05:10PM by thistimethatonetime https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/6w10i7/lpt_crosspost_need_to_get_your_writing_started/?utm_source=ifttt