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Ideas Are Worthless: The Savage Art of Writing, Completing, and Dominating Your Craft
An Ode to writers who want to unleash their inner beast
The following is an excerpt from a real-life conversation I had with one of my writing coaches.
Her: So I hear you’ve got an idea, Rick. Is that right?
Me: I do, indeed. And it’s gonna be the next best thing to sliced bread.
Her: I’ve got a news flash for you. Nobody gives a f*ck. N-O-B-O-D-Y. And let me tell you why.
Damn.
Everyone’s got an idea. Who cares. Ideas are a dime a dozen and fly through your brain every hour, minute, maybe even second.
You know who cares about your ideas?
Not a damn person.
As long as them ideas stay stuck in your head, they really don’t matter. Truth is, most ideas are overrated anyway. Feel me?
For a writer, the idea is the easiest part that any Tom, Dick, and Harry can concoct.
You wanna know what the hard part is though?
