Sometimes writers entangle themselves in their own words. Everything must be perfect the first time around, so we stare at a screen plotting perfect prose instead of writing and before we know it- writing isn’t fun & we avoid it. Our goal is to write a thousand words a day, just as an exercise. No stressing about the perfect plot or the perfect words. Once we write like this, let go, it becomes easy to write more than a thousand words a day. Creating becomes fun again. And when suddenly your realize you’ve hit 60k words in one month writing for fun with five friends, you’ll feel mighty accomplished. Writing everyday will make you better, and you will improve while surrounded by your craft. At Minus The Papercuts we write together or apart, share ideas or novel drafts, & ask for critiques and input. We share, learn, grow- & most importantly we write.