The Best Articles Are The Ones That Are Finished

When I was doing my Ph.D. it was common for graduate students to mull around and beef about having to write a dissertation.

Finally, someone blurted out the most practical wisdom we had ever heard: ?A dissertation doesn't have to be great; it just has to be DONE!?

I share this with you if you're an aspiring article writer because it applies to you.

Don't worry about writing a good article or a great one or even a stinker. Just start your articles and then finish them. Articles have no chance of being good, better or best if they're not completed.

Only completed ones can find an audience.

I'm constantly amazed, by the way, at which articles of mine are most read and most appreciated.

My favorites, the ones I just couldn't wait to compose, are not the most popular, by a long shot. In fact, it is the others, the ones I believe are ?lightweight? that lots of people adore.

So, I don't censor myself, or even edit my own work, anymore.

Once I have an idea, I sit down right away and work on it.

And if I can't think of a snappy closer, I'll just let the end dangle.

I'm waiting for the diligent reader who will come along and chastise me for my neglect, but it hasn't happened, yet.

And do you know what the best cure is for bad writing?

More writing!

So, bang out your articles, and then forget about them. As long as they're done, they're perfect!