Steve Schatz
I force myself. One of the books on writing (sorry, I don't remember which one) said that writing was hard. Starting every book is hard. Starting every day is hard.
What I do is set myself a promise that I will write 10 minutes a day. That is success. Now, often, once I get started, I'll write more than that. Sometimes lots more. However, I set that as the goal...achievable.
Different parts of the book go more quickly and slowly. I often spend hours thinking and being in the experience of the book. I think about it. I do a lot of research, most of which is tossed. But I always come back to that 10 minutes.
What I do is set myself a promise that I will write 10 minutes a day. That is success. Now, often, once I get started, I'll write more than that. Sometimes lots more. However, I set that as the goal...achievable.
Different parts of the book go more quickly and slowly. I often spend hours thinking and being in the experience of the book. I think about it. I do a lot of research, most of which is tossed. But I always come back to that 10 minutes.
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