Because sometimes we all need to be inspired before writing.
Exercise.
Dance. Play baseball. Shoot some hoops. Whatever you like. Move your body, and maybe your mind will too.
Write.
Sometimes the best thing you can do is write, even when you’re slumping. If nothing else, start another project. Try to write when you aren’t inspired or motivated. Who knows what might happen.
For the longest time, I imagined I’d have a regular 9-to-5 job, unrelated to writing while I wrote on the side during my own time. But these days I want to write full-time.
I’ve never considered myself to be a journalist. Despite some people seeing me as one, I don’t. I haven’t dabbled in journalism. I feel like I’m not that passionate about it. Even though I considered doing an undergraduate…
I couldn’t be more excited. It’s been a hard year in many ways. So this achievement feels even more meaningful to me.
Every success reminds me of why I started. Why I haven’t given up. I want to continue. I don’t want to quit.
My poem is being published in an anthology. Funny story that isn’t funny. I thought I wouldn’t hear back, so I made a few edits and published the poem on my blog. But then…
Don’t worry about getting things right the first time you write. You can always edit later, but you need to write first.
It’s okay if you don’t know how your story is going to end. It’s okay if you have multiple endings. Make sure you get to the end. Finish what you start. You can’t publish a book if you give up halfway through.
You’re still allowed to take a break, a hiatus, a vacation. Take as…
