I have a rule. Well, not really. It’s more of a personal guideline.

That guideline is when I tell myself I cannot work on a current project. There are only a few times when I do that and it’s when I’m depressed, or very sad or angry, or really just unmotivated.

I know they say to write every day, no matter what, but I feel that that can be counterproductive, depending on your personality. For me, if I’m in one of those states, above, sitting at a computer forcing myself to write would anger ...