How to Be TRULY Original

What if I told you the best way to write something original is to copy other writers? I call it: imitate then innovate. In general, creators spend much less time imitating their heroes than they do trying to make something new. I call it the Originality Disease — a pervasive plague that makes creators feel scared to imitate other people’s styles. The problem may be worst among writers, who speak about their craft with levels of mystery that are usually reserved for the numinous. Writers would be smart to learn from other fields, though. LEARN MORE ABOUT WRITING: Beginner Writing Email Course (7 days): http://dperell.com/writing-course Advanced Writing Email Course (50 days): https://dperell.com/50-days MY WRITING: Monday Musings: http://dperell.com/monday-musings Friday Finds: http://dperell.com/friday-finds Collected Friday Finds Links: http://dperell.com/friday-finds-best Online Writing Email Course: http://dperell.com/writing-course Essays: http://dperell.com/essays Twitter: http://dperell.com/david-perell-twitter MY PODCASTS: North Star Interview Podcast: https://www.perell.com/podcast Write of Passage Podcast: https://www.perell.com/write-of-passa... Recommended interviews: Seth Godin (Author): http://dperell.com/seth-godin Morgan Housel (Writer): http://dperell.com/morgan-housel Sara Dietschy (YouTuber): http://dperell.com/sara-dietschy Jennifer Morrison (Actress): http://dperell.com/jennifer-morrison Tiago Forte (Entrepreneur): http://dperell.com/tiago-forte-podcast MY COURSES: Write of Passage: http://dperell.com/write-of-passage Twitter Course: http://dperell.com/twitter-course RECOMMENDED COURSES: Building a Second Brain: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/ YouTube Academy: https://academy.aliabdaal.com/premium... MY GEAR Video Gear: https://kit.co/david_perell/remote-wo... Podcast Equipment: https://kit.co/david_perell/computer-... RECOMMENDED ESSAYS Short form: Learn to Write Fast: http://dperell.com/learn-to-write-fast The Public to Private Bridge: http://dperell.com/public-to-private-... Build a Personal Monopoly: http://dperell.com/build-a-personal-m... Long form: Peter Thiel’s Religion: http://dperell.com/peter-thiels-religion What the Hell is Going On: http://dperell.com/what-the-hell The Ultimate Guide to Writing Online: http://dperell.com/ultimate-guide-to-... WHO AM I? I’m David Perell and I’m a writer, teacher, and podcaster. I believe writing online is one of the biggest opportunities in the world today. For the first time in human history, everybody can freely share their ideas with a global audience. I seek to help as many people publish their writing online as possible. Check out my newsletter: http://dperell.com/monday-musings and my online course, Write of Passage: http://dperell.com/write-of-passage Some of the links in this description are affiliate links for equipment, classes, and resources that I have found useful myself!