Okay, so you probably didn’t get past Day Three (Chapter A Day). On Day One, you felt heroic. Day Two brought fatigue. Day Three convinced you that writing wasn’t for you. Data entry, yes. What about writing? No. Talent and discipline didn’t fail you here. Arithmetic did. Talent failed you here. Arithmetic failed you. Writers […]

There’s something relieving about breaking a writing streak. There’s something wonderful about knowing that for days you’ve been waiting to make up your mind, and then finally, you do. And on the day you don’t write, you tell yourself: I’ll do it tomorrow. By the third day, discipline has begun to slip away. It becomes […]

Don’t mistake writing speed for a character flaw. When you’re not cranking out pages, you’ll think something went wrong with your brain. Your discipline dissapears. But that’s not true. Writing fast isn’t an indicator of talent. It’s an indicator of friction. Plug some numbers into the page and see how math works out. Don’t confuse […]

The dilemma is that when you purchase favorite book, you’re excited, but you’re also a bit nervous because this book now has to shares space with an ever-growing mountain of books beside your bed. And, honestly, it runs counter to your desire to read all the things: You want to keep up with momentum, but […]