"Hold yourself accountable. If you’re not the type of person who responds to “rewards” (or if..."

“Hold yourself accountable. If you’re not the type of person who responds to “rewards” (or if you’re like me, and sometimes give yourself a “pre-ward” bite of cookie before you get your writing done for the day), consider giving yourself a disincentive not to work. 

 

One of my favorite tips is to write a check to an organization you dislike, and send it if you don’t get your work done for the day. It worked for my environmentalist husband—I threatened to send a check to Exxon Mobil, and he got his work done in record time.”

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I. W. Gregorio is a practicing surgeon by day, masked avenging YA writer by night. After getting her MD, she met the intersex patient who inspired her debut novel, None of the Above.

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