Ask the Author: Andrew Dasselaar
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Andrew Dasselaar
I don't believe in inspiration, at least not in the sense that you should sit around waiting for some muse to start whispering into your ear. But I do find that meditation helps to cure "overthinking", a nefarious process which will interfere with the flow of your work.
Andrew Dasselaar
My ninth book (no, I don't have a title - yet), and several non-writing related projects, some of which have to do with my other two passions: traveling, and running.
Andrew Dasselaar
You get to stare blankly at the wall and call it "work".
Andrew Dasselaar
I lost 160 lbs in 11 months and 4 days. After seven books about other people, I figured I should bite the bullet and subject myself to the kind of scrutiny I had subjected others to over a two decade career in journalism.
Andrew Dasselaar
Don't spend too much time reading advice from others. You don't become a better writer by reading about it. You become a better writer by writing.
Andrew Dasselaar
The same way I deal with sudden mysterious pains before a morning run: just get going. If you really can't do it, you'll find out soon enough. But usually it's simply fear of not being able to accomplish the goal you've set yourself.
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