Doubtless, I'm the only one. Sometimes, it seems like a chore that only you are pushing yourself to do. Unless you have an accountability system with a friend or fellow writer, it's easy to find excuses for not sitting down and working on your current book.
Tired. Got other things to do. Don't want to lug out that computer. Not feeling inspired. You name it, you've got the excuses too.
I usually fail to get around these excuses, but if I'm doing well, it's because I've done some ground work to get a plot going and I feel excited about the story. After all, if I'm not excited, why should a reader be? And there's another excuse: not excited. But don't you find that it's when you actually sit down to write something, anything, that ideas start to flow? I know I do.
Even if it's just getting out a blog entry, sticking with writing in spite of the excuses is something I need to commit to. No one else is going to push me. No one else is going to believe in me until I do first.
Tired. Got other things to do. Don't want to lug out that computer. Not feeling inspired. You name it, you've got the excuses too.
I usually fail to get around these excuses, but if I'm doing well, it's because I've done some ground work to get a plot going and I feel excited about the story. After all, if I'm not excited, why should a reader be? And there's another excuse: not excited. But don't you find that it's when you actually sit down to write something, anything, that ideas start to flow? I know I do.
Even if it's just getting out a blog entry, sticking with writing in spite of the excuses is something I need to commit to. No one else is going to push me. No one else is going to believe in me until I do first.
RSS Feed
