Writing on the internet is soul-destroying.
So I did it for 1000 days.
Here's 3 years of experience in 8 lessons:
So I did it for 1000 days.
Here's 3 years of experience in 8 lessons:
Promise time to the craft
Stephen King started out as a teacher. He'd come home after a long day at work and write.
Most writers don't 'make it' over night. In fact, they started working day jobs just like you and I.
You have to promise time.
Stephen King started out as a teacher. He'd come home after a long day at work and write.
Most writers don't 'make it' over night. In fact, they started working day jobs just like you and I.
You have to promise time.
Fall in love with the art
You need to want it more than 99% of people. Only with that will you stay the course.
You need to weather the storm.
They'll be days when:
β’ You feel like throwing in the towel
β’ The writing feels stale
β’ You have lost hope
Love prevails.
You need to want it more than 99% of people. Only with that will you stay the course.
You need to weather the storm.
They'll be days when:
β’ You feel like throwing in the towel
β’ The writing feels stale
β’ You have lost hope
Love prevails.
Volume paves the way
β’ Stephen King writes 2,000 words a day.
β’ Dickie Bush + Justin Welsh both write for 90 minutes in the morning.
Most great writers do daily reps.
Volume leads to great writing.
β’ Stephen King writes 2,000 words a day.
β’ Dickie Bush + Justin Welsh both write for 90 minutes in the morning.
Most great writers do daily reps.
Volume leads to great writing.
Thread writing through your life
Great writers embed writing into their life:
β’ They go for walks and think about headlines.
β’ They eat dinner and get hit with an idea for a story.
β’ They meet a stranger and create a character they can write about.
Writing is everywhere.
Great writers embed writing into their life:
β’ They go for walks and think about headlines.
β’ They eat dinner and get hit with an idea for a story.
β’ They meet a stranger and create a character they can write about.
Writing is everywhere.
Master the habit
β’ Stephen King wrote for years before Carrie.
β’ Danielle Steel wrote for years before any success.
You master your writing habit when you decide to play the long-game.
β’ Stephen King wrote for years before Carrie.
β’ Danielle Steel wrote for years before any success.
You master your writing habit when you decide to play the long-game.
Make it matter
The trick to making writing stick is to put energy into it. To throw your all into the craft.
To give it the attention it needs, to allow it to be your therapy, to let it seep into your life.
Make yourself a writer and you'll make it a habit.
The trick to making writing stick is to put energy into it. To throw your all into the craft.
To give it the attention it needs, to allow it to be your therapy, to let it seep into your life.
Make yourself a writer and you'll make it a habit.
Focus on what it gives you
I will always believe that the best way to form a writing habit is to concentrate on what writing gives you.
Not what you can get from it.
If you look closely, you'll realise it gives you more than money can buy.
I will always believe that the best way to form a writing habit is to concentrate on what writing gives you.
Not what you can get from it.
If you look closely, you'll realise it gives you more than money can buy.
Let go of expectations
βA bird doesnβt sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has a song.β- Maya Angelou
The cheapest way to write is to expect it to make you rich.
Write and expect zero.
βA bird doesnβt sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has a song.β- Maya Angelou
The cheapest way to write is to expect it to make you rich.
Write and expect zero.
TLDR:
β’ Promise + commit time to the craft
β’ Fall in love with the art of writing
β’ Volume builds competency
β’ Weave writing into your life
β’ Master the writing habit
β’ Make it really matter
β’ Focus what it gives
β’ Zero expectations
β’ Promise + commit time to the craft
β’ Fall in love with the art of writing
β’ Volume builds competency
β’ Weave writing into your life
β’ Master the writing habit
β’ Make it really matter
β’ Focus what it gives
β’ Zero expectations
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