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A commitment to writing poorly | Kasra's Blog

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I want to become more comfortable with publishing bad writing. What is bad writing? I’m not just talking about writing that falls short of the most stringent perfectionist standards. I’ve already been publishing pieces on this blog that fall way short of that. By “bad writing” I really mean writing that’s bad. Writing with typos, sloppy word choice, meandering tangents, weak concluding sentences. The kind of writing that, upon re-reading it a month later, you cringe a little (or a lot) on the inside.

I want to become more comfortable with publishing bad writing. What is bad writing? I'm not just talking about writing that falls short of the most stringent perfectionist standards. I've already been publishing pieces on this blog that fall way short of that. By "bad writing" I really mean writing that's bad. Writing with typos, sloppy word choice, meandering tangents, weak concluding sentences. The kind of writing that, upon re-reading it a month later, you cringe a little (or a lot) on the inside. I want to become more comfortable with publishing that kind of writing, especially on my Subst

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