You know that great book you read that altered how you saw the world? What if the author was too busy watching Netflix, looking at Facebook posts and checking their Twitter feed to write it? Yeah... exactly. No excuses. Just write. For me, it was the Alchemist. Thank the universe Paulo Coelho had the gumption to see that book through.

We all see the world through our own eyes. Everything is happening to us. If someone chuckles, we question if they're laughing at us. We hear a song that's great and wonder why everyone doesn't love it as much as we do. We are the most important person in our world, and we should be. Outside of ourselves, we should see the rest of humanity as secondary characters in OUR story. The problem is, we writers tend to create our stories as if the protagonist's world is a reflection

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Do you think the Universe doesn't have a backup plan? Of course it does! So, if you don't write that great, world changing story, someone else will. No excuses. Just write.

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Just because we writers sit in chairs for hours at a time doesn't mean we have to be slobs. Keep your body strong so you can write more for longer. Strong body, strong mind. No excuses. Just write.

Improve your talent with hardwork and determination!

We've all experienced it. Sitting in front of a blank page, fingers on the keyboard but nothing happening. You can almost hear the sound of your digital clock ticking away the seconds, but still nothing flows out of you. Suddenly you have a hint of movement so you start a sentence, erase, start again, erase... not good enough! Frustrated, you begin the process of "looking" for some form of inspiration or encouragement that'll help you put one word in front of the other. Befor

Waiting for inspiration is like waiting for water to boil, but never turning on the stove. No excuses. Just write.