If writing feels difficult, unpleasant, or slow, itâs time to refocus. After all, slogging through a writing project means you arenât excited or passionate about the subject. But if you change the subject to one you are obsessed with, writing will feel easy and joyous, and you’ll write quickly. I know this is true. When I sit down to work…
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Deadlines are my friends. While many people despise them, Iâve cozied up to deadlines since I began getting published in high school. They inspire and motivate me while keeping me focused and productive. If you want to succeed as a writer, you need all those thingsâinspiration, motivation, focus, and productivity. I know this because Iâm a journalist, blogger, and author,…
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Have you found yourself in a writing funk? You donât have writerâs block, but writing feels hard, unpleasant, and a âshouldâ on your to-do list. Whatâs up with that? After all, you love writing and dream of publishing your work, right? Yet, you just canât get motivated or inspired to write, and when you do sit down at the computer,…
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If you are like most writers, I bet youâve seen more than one ad or email that said, âWrite that book already!â Or perhaps it promised, âYou can write a book in a weekend!â In response, perhaps you thought, âMaybe someone else can write a book, but not me.â Or maybe you said, âYeah, right. Itâs impossible to write a…
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How many years in a row have you resolved to write consistently? Maybe you started a book or article manuscript or even a blog and then lost interest. You started out strong and wrote daily, and then wrote sporadically…and then stopped. Or perhaps you never managed to write consistently enough to get more than a few pages written. Whatever the…
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