Many writers inadvertently put on the perfection straitjacket when they sit down to create. You first donned this jacket in your youth while learning to spell and write stories, book reports, and others papers that were to be graded. The perfection straitjacket is like putting your creative imagination on a leash with a choker collar that limits the flow of what needs to come out and get put down in the first couple of drafts. If you regularly experience episodes of writer’s block, it’s to your advantage to look at the ways you strive for perfection in your writing.