| Time management is always an issue for writers | | | | do it often, writing becomes easier. Taking those |
| who work at other jobs to pay the bills. Their | | | | moments from your day, every day, to write |
| efforts to write must be balanced amid the rest | | | | makes writing part of your daily habits and it |
| of life, without putting it too far on the back | | | | becomes easier. You learn to check your tempo |
| burner. It's important to be sure if you do put it | | | | and write according to the time you have. Plan |
| on the back burner to keep the fire lit, don't let | | | | wisely. |
| your writing grow cold. | | | | Perpetual effort creates perpetual motion --- |
| The story must be told --- | | | | This is important because once the pen touches |
| If there's a story in you, you must tell it. I know | | | | the paper, it must be in motion. Your efforts will |
| all the silly comments about everybody having a | | | | become ritualized and the act of writing will |
| book to write, and if everybody wrote a book, | | | | become part of your constant forward motion. If |
| most of them would go unread. Maybe. Maybe | | | | you're willing to generate effort the act of writing |
| not. But if you have a book to write, I believe | | | | will begin to perpetually create stories. |
| you should write it. Tell the story. Someone needs | | | | Practice makes perfect --- |
| to know. | | | | The more you write, the better you'll be at |
| Someone needs to read --- | | | | writing. The grammar becomes less daunting, |
| There's one person out there who needs your | | | | punctuation becomes part of your natural |
| story to find their own. I learned this a while back, | | | | response to the keys and spelling becomes |
| and it's stuck with me. Someone out there needs | | | | ritualistic. You'd be surprised how often people |
| to hear your story, if you feel a need to write it. | | | | start writing and think it's difficult only to realize |
| Each of us has a purpose to fulfill and writing your | | | | it's like breathing later. |
| story for someone to read, may be yours. | | | | Pick up the pen and pick up the pace, you CAN |
| Writing frequently makes writing easier --- | | | | write a novel in a few days if you're dedicated to |
| When you make time to write a priority, and you | | | | the effort. |