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‘Bad Writing is Better Than No Writing.’ Kiki Mordi’s First Draft

August/September 2020First DraftInterviews
The most meaningful writing advice journalist, filmmaker and writer, Kiki Mordi, ever received was to write even if such writing is bad. ‘It’s so meaningful to me because I’m my biggest writing critic. I “only” write to impress myself. Our questions are italicized.  What books or kinds of books did you read growing up? Growing up I was a curious kid, so the moment I learnt how to read I went in on everything: billboards, the Bible, a porn magazine I once found, marketing flye
 

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