Carnegie hall Quote by Colleen Hoover
““Write poorly. Suck. Write Awful. Terribly. Frightfully. Don’t care. Turn off the inner editor. Let yourself write. Let it flow. Let yourself fail. Do something crazy. Write 50,000 words in the month of November. I did it. It was fun. It was insane. It was 1,667 words per day. It was possible, but you have to turn off the inner critic off completely. Just write. Quickly. In bursts. With joy. If you can’t write, run away. Come back. Write again. Writing is like anything else. You won’t get good at it immediately. It’s a craft. You have to keep getting better. You don’t get to Juilliard unless you practice. You want to get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Practice. Practice ..or give them a lot of money. Like anything else it takes 10,000 hours to get to mastery. Just like Malcolm Gladwell says. So write. Fail. Get your thoughts down. Let it rest. Let is marinate. Then edit, but don’t edit as you type. That just slows the brain down. Find a daily practice. For me it’s blogging. It’s fun. The more you write the easier it gets. The more it is a flow, the less a worry. It’s not for school, it’s not for a grade, it’s just to get your thoughts out there. You know they want to come out. So keep at it. Make it a practice. Write poorly. Write awfully. Write with abandon and it may end up being really really good.””
About This Quote
Source Interview: The Writer's Journey, 2022
Writing requires silencing self‑criticism, embracing imperfection, and practicing consistently to improve skill and flow.
In simple terms: Turn off the inner critic and write often.
Write freely, edit later.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- daily blogging
- novel drafting
- short‑form exercises
- writing retreats
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you schedule uninterrupted writing bursts?
- What habits help you return after a block?
Without editing while drafting, quality may suffer and time can be wasted.