Don't be pretentious about your writing habits
9th June 2017 | for Creatives | writing, KEEP CREATING, the creative life, David James Poissant |
"Don't be pretentious about your writing habits. Don't tell yourself that you'll only write on days when you have three uninterrupted hours to devote to the enterprise. Grab any half-hour you can."
Similar for Creatives
Stop talking about writing
"Stop talking about writing and write. Stop reading about writing and write."
Use that time for writing
"Use that time for writing your novel and for reading great books. That will make your chances of getting published much stronger than any Facebook post ever will."
Own your existence
"Claim your life, own your existence. Write in spite of whatever conflict you face."
You don't get sick days
"You don't get sick days. A day you don't work is a day that accumulates nothing toward your needs. You're the hunter, now. You don't hunt? You don't eat."