Too many people get this wrong about writing.
“If you write fast, it must be sloppy.”
“If you write slow, it must be thoughtful.”
Both are false.
The truth is:
Writers write. Period.
They write because they love the process.
Not because of some imaginary timeline.
But here’s the conundrum:
Without writing a lot, you never discover your voice.
You don’t know what you’re great at.
You don’t know what still needs work.
It took me 5 novels to realize…
• I was strong with plot
• But weak with character and description
So I kept writing.
And I worked on both—at the same time.
Because in writing (and in life):
Quantity comes before quality.
You can spend 50 years writing one perfect book—and die with regrets.
Or write 10 messy books…
and find the one people actually read.
I know which one I’m betting on.
P.S. How many “bad” pieces did you write before you found your voice?