The 7 Deadly Sins of Writers

The 7 Problems that Keep Coming Up Again and Again for Writers and What to Do About It.

If you’re determined to be a writer, just remember, the first sixty years are the hardest.

If you are a writer on Substack, the bad news is you have myriads of competitors.

The good news is most of them suck.

The same 7 problems come up again and again, keeping writers from building a dynamic body of work and a loyal following.

So how about you?

Do you commit one of these seven deadly sins with your writing on Substack?

1. Perfectionism

This is the big one.

Nothing kills creativity faster than perfectionism. If everything you create has to be perfect, you will create nothing.

It’s that simple.

It’s okay to leave some loose ends and ragged edges.

And it’s more fun too.