by Laurel | Nov 17, 2010 | How to Write Books
One of life’s persistent problems — apart from finding the time to write that book you were meant to write — is doing things you don’t especially want to do. It can be as mundane as getting up at 6:00 on Sunday morning, because you promised two friends...
by Laurel | Aug 11, 2010 | How to Write Books
The hardest part of writing a book is getting started, keeping at it, and crossing the completion line. What makes those pivotal phases so difficult is the appearance, again and again, of five obstacles that seem insurmountable: 1. Inertia 2. Fear 3. No Time 4....
by Laurel | May 11, 2009 | How to Write Books
The most difficult problem you face in writing your book can be summarized in just two words. Getting started. You have a brilliant idea, of course, and an outline or some notes. Maybe even a chapter draft, or two. But now what? If you are like most will-be...
by Laurel | Apr 9, 2009 | How to Write Books
People who are not — and do not want to be — authors, often make the mistake of imagining that those who are, and do, possess a super-human strain of self-discipline. A stellar character trait that they, alas, lack. But it isn’t true. What authors,...
by Laurel | Apr 4, 2009 | How to Write Books
Books are not actually “written.”They are dropped onto the page, one drop at a time, one day at a time. -By authors who know that, very small increments of writing are what actually create a book. Over time.It’s like this. A cold morning in December,...