“One of the few things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book, or for another book, give it, give it all, give it now. The impulse to save something good for a better place later is the signal to spend it now. Something more will arise for later, something better. These things fill from behind, from beneath, like well water.” –Annie Dillard
Sometimes I’m tempted to save a glorious anecdote or an intriguing workshop prompt for another column or another class–for a day when my deadline looms large or I’m short on ideas.
No more! Use it all. There is more where this came from–always.
Share what you have with other writers, teachers, students, friends.
Remember: All boats rise with the tide.
