Think of the books that touched your heart, and remember that...

Think of the books that touched your heart, and remember that one day your books will do the same to someone else.

Whenever the writing gets hard, I like to think of this metaphorical reader; the person who will someday read my book during the hardest moment of their life. Sometimes that is enough to get me back into the groove, because if I stop writing then that person will not have my book when they will need it most, and I can’t let them down!

Other times, when the writing isn’t too hard, thin...