mahoni asked: How do you psych yourself up to keep going ...

mahoni asked: How do you psych yourself up to keep going through the middle? Or, just, how do you keep going?

I think that's one of those things that gets easier after you've finished more long stories or novels. Since the middle can be the part where the excitement is fading, the writing is more work than fun, and it just takes commitment and a belief in yourself that the final product will be worth reading -- even if you think you're the only one who's going to read it.

Also, you have to lear