How Not To Write

I’m a big fan of writing as much as you can in the shortest time possible. It just seems to open up new avenues of creative thought. What a rush!
This article by Scott Young about jacking up the creative output is just what the writing doctor ordered:

Ideas are not zero-sum. Having one idea [...]

Writers talk incessantly before they are born. They talk about their opinions and their dreams. They talk about others, things they’ve read and done. Worst of all, they talk about their stories.
Talk, talk, talk.
Talk is expensive
You do not have an infinite capacity for words. There are only so many words you [...]