Anthony Trollope, the nineteenth-century writer who managed to be a prolific novelist while also revolutionizing the British postal system, observed, “A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.” Over the long run, the unglamorous habit of frequency fosters both productivity and creativity. […] You’re much more… Continue reading Untitled
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“Forever — is composed of nows —” (see also: “some day”… – JD) Emily Dickinson
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I suppose the more you have to do, the more you learn to organize and concentrate—or else get fragmented into bits. I have learned to use my ‘ten minutes’. I once thought it was not worth sitting down for a time as short as that; now I know differently and, if I have ten minutes,… Continue reading Untitled
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I have low expectations for what I CAN’T control. I have high expectations for what I CAN control. Mike Duran http://www.novelrocket.com/2013/01/are-unrealistic-expectations-killing.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+NovelRocket+(Novel+Rocket)&m=1
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Your attitude through all this is very important. Writer’s block doesn’t exist, but general malaise and depression and disinterest do, and those must be combated. Chuck Wendig
Making Time For Warm-Up Writing
In my last post I talked about the importance of warm-up writing. It’s magic. It gets you past the creaky, just-woken-up feeling in your writing and straight into the part where you remember why you love to do this. But doesn’t it seem like warm-up writing will steal time from your ‘real’ projects? Making Time… Continue reading Making Time For Warm-Up Writing
The Very First Thing A Writer Should Do Each Day
It’s hard enough to find time to write. Then, when you finally do, you face the paralysis of the blank page/blinking cursor. The most useful tool I have discovered for getting past that frozen moment of potential is to do some warm-up writing. Morning Pages And The Truth Point I first discovered this technique in… Continue reading The Very First Thing A Writer Should Do Each Day
How To Write A Story A Day
I’m not sure yet (because I haven’t done it), but I think it’s going to be possible to write a story a day.
Here are some of the ways I’m planning to make time every day to tell stories: