Love all the entries.
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I know, it’s so hard when you have a dream and a passion for writing, but there are practical reasons you can’t quite get there. Best of luck with getting back on track!
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Writing IS a job, but it also has to be your passion, like you say. Keeping ‘bum in chair’ is a major hurdle!
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Yes, distance! Definitely take some serious time away from any piece before revising. I can never believe how many mistakes/inconsistencies/poor examples of writing I find once I’ve had some breathing room.
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Writing every day is a really good piece of advice. I try to write something every day, although it might not be my novel. Could also be a post for my blog, a guest post for someone else, a freelance article.

I also try to work on my fiction during the very early morning (5:00-7:30 am) when the house of still quiet.
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Thanks for sharing the reminder to trust our guts. I think this is really applicable to the actual writing process. One of the biggest hurdles I find in plotting is to make sure conflicts and their solutions ring true. Have you ever put your characters in a situation, and your gut just tells you it isn’t quite the best or most believable?

Perfect example of when you need to trust yourself (and probably revise).

Thanks!
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