5 Reasons Why Writing Faster is Better

Simple ways to quickly build your creative confidence

Frank McKinley
6 min readJul 13, 2020
Photo by Christin Hume on Unsplash

Ever wonder how some writers can publish day after day and not write stuff that sucks?

Have you ever wished you could write more but find the blank page is just too intimidating?

I know how you feel. I’ve felt it myself. You want to publish something that matters — something worth reading. Maybe you hope your words will change someone’s life.

The thought that they won’t keeps you from writing anything.

So instead of missing out on your best, we miss out on the rest — the rough, raw, emotional stuff that might ruffle someone’s feathers just enough to make them stop and think about their life for a minute.

Your standards are too freaking high

It’s crazy to think everything you write will start a revolution.

It won’t.

And to be honest, it doesn’t matter. Most people change a little bit at a time. Why? Because giant changes are too hard.

If you doubt me, just visit any gym the first and last week of January. Everybody’s full of fire the first week. But that tank of emotional gasoline won’t last if you run it without refilling. People get sore…

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Frank McKinley

I like to figure things out and share what I find. My favorite topics are faith, communication, business, and personal growth. https://skl.sh/2Xp1p8d