TheWriteDay
... for writers too busy to write
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Why on earth do you need TheWriteDay?
Simple, isn't it? So when was the last time you sat down and wrote anything?
And why is there ALWAYS something you have to do first, like ...
1. Begin writing
2. Write some more
3. Keep writing ~ even if it's only a little every day
4. Follow 2 and 3 until you have a first draft
5. Start rewriting
6. Rewrite some more
7. Follow 5 and 6 for as long as it takes until you're satisfied
8. Crack open the champagne
After all, you know you can write, and you have a perfectly good place at home to do it in.
And, anyway, EVERYBODY knows that the only way to finish a project is to ...
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go to work/the bank/shops/bed
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wash the car/the kids/the dog
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make dinner/a cake/love
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tidy your desk/sock drawer/fridge/garden
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sort all your research into labelled boxes
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watch TV 'just for half an hour' to unwind
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set up a writing retreat/ design a website
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defrag your PC/ clean your keyboard with Blu-tack
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play one last game of solitaire/mah jongg/Grand Theft Auto
REMEMBER:
the worst thing
you write
is still better than
the best thing
you didn't
You have
to write to
get it right!
But, when the time is right, boy oh boy, are you going to write reams ....
And that's why you need TheWriteDay.
Procrastination is just the first of the 'Killer Ps' that stands between you and your desire
to write. There's still Perfectionism ... Paranoia ... other People ... noisy Places ...
Copyright Kate McEwan 2012
The first draft of anything
is shit.
~ Ernest Hemingway
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