When most people imagine a writer, they picture the polished final book sitting on the shelf. What they don’t see are the countless scribbles, deleted pages, and half-formed ideas that came before it. The truth is—every masterpiece begins messy.
The first draft isn’t supposed to be perfect; it’s supposed to exist. It’s the act of getting the words out of your head and onto the page that matters most. Revision, refinement, and structure come later. If you’re holding yourself back because you want your writing to look flawless from the start, you’ll never allow the real magic of creativity to flow.
The messiness is proof that you’re doing the work, that you’re shaping something that didn’t exist before. Embrace it. Write freely, and let imperfection be the soil where your best ideas grow.