478: Lesson 3 – Embrace the Power of Iteration

Welcome to DIY MFA Radio, where I do a deep dive into the writing life as well as the craft and business of writing. Today’s episode continues our series: Ten Lessons from Ten Years of Podcasting. This is Lesson 3 – Embrace the Power of Iteration

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In this episode I discuss:

• Two competing philosophies on failure from Yoda and Samuel Beckett.

• How these two highly-quotable figures are actually not all that different from each other.

• What it really means to make a commitment to the work and to your writing.

• Why it’s so important to embrace imperfection and accept potential failure.

For more info and show notes: diymfa.com/478