In today’s episode, Angie and Elizabeth check back in to see how Angie’s experiment with “bad” writing went. When working to write badly, Angie found that she was not writing terribly enough. And that these kinds of judgements, be it failing to write well or poorly, limit creativity. Drop the wall of expectation and write. Think of it as an experiment or whatever makes most sense to you, and most importantly, play. Try not to limit yourself and instead reinvigorate the joy that writing brings. Quiet that little voice in your head and write. As the Bard says, “for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” If you have any questions, comments, or experiments you think Angie and Elizabeth should try, please send them to [email protected]

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Story Makers is a podcast that features in-depth conversations with accomplished writers, filmmakers and industry experts about story craft, technique, habit and survival--everything you need to know to stay inspired, connect to your creativity, find others’ wonderful stories and your own success.

The hosts:

Elizabeth Stark is a published, agented novelist and distributed filmmaker who teaches and mentors writers at BookWritingWorld.com.

Angie Powers is a distributed filmmaker and published short story writer with an MFA in creative writing and a certificate in screenwriting from UCLA who teaches story structure at BookWritingWorld.com.