Ask the Author: Kate O'Neill
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Kate O'Neill
I don't usually need much inspiration, partly because I know the value of my writing discipline, and partly because it's just habit after so many years. But for those times when motivation is indeed a little tougher to come by, I have my computer set up to alternate the desktop wallpaper with images I've saved, and many of them are inspiring words or quotes about writing. One of my favorites is Anne Lamott's advice to "write the best, most amazing book you can, the wisest, most honest, most human book you have inside." That's sometimes just the prompt I need to get going again.
Kate O'Neill
I write about whatever I think is blocking me. Usually if I'm struggling to focus on the topic I'm supposed to, I find it's because I have something else on my mind that's in the way. Turning my attention inward to draw whatever it is out gets me in the moment of writing and gives me ongoing practice at expressing what is true, which is always valuable in any format.
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