To finish a major project like a book, you often have to put aside everything else for a period of time: Close the door. Stop responding to emails. Put aside the books you want to read, courses you want to take, and meetings you should attend. Delay other activities—even projects you should be doing. It’s […]
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Most of us understand that great writing happens through revision. We realize that revision is important, but we’re in a hurry. As long as we think of revision as an ‘extra’ process outside of writing, we’re tempted to skip it. So we send out our work with imperfections, excess words, remnants of messy thought processes—small […]
Finding Your Ideal Creative Environment
Want to spend time procrastinating from writing, yet still feel like a “writer?” Do a Google Image or Pinterest search for writing space. You’ll find a mouth-watering assortment of home offices, libraries, cozy nooks overlooking forests, you name it. We all dream of having the perfect space for crafting our works, but maybe that’s […]
