Goodreads asked T.J. Berry:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

T.J. Berry Make writing a habit. You don't need to write every day, nor do you need to write a large amount, but you do need to treat it as something that you simply sit down and do without agonizing over it.

I write on weekdays. I show up at the same time each morning, accomplish the day's goal (whether it's a blog post, a word count, or an editing pass). I take lunch, then finish my work day and go on to other things. Even when I'm not making much income from writing, I still treat it like a job.

Work on getting yourself to a point where you can sit down and start working without getting too in your head about it being "writing time." Just do it.

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