Rory Marron
Don't waste time reading advice! Keep writing (even for just 30 minutes a day if that's all you can manage but no net, calls, tweets or texts)-- everything switched off to ensure no distraction. Aim for one hundred words. Don't blog, at least until you've finished the first novel! Why? Because if you are blogging or reading other people's writing YOU are NOT writing. Don't get bogged down in 'noise'. Enter your 'sanctuary' and write!
Be aware that writing drains emotional energy. Make sure you make quality time for the real people in your life, not your characters. They can take over and relationships can suffer.
Be aware that writing drains emotional energy. Make sure you make quality time for the real people in your life, not your characters. They can take over and relationships can suffer.
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