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The Huge Mistake 99.99% of New Writers Make
Avoid at all costs
If you want to make a full-time living writing, don’t write only when you feel like it.
There’s a famous quote:
“I only write when inspiration strikes. Fortunately, it strikes at nine every morning.” — William Faulkner
If you treat your writing career like something that’s ‘nice to have’ instead of a mission and duty you must fulfill daily, you will fail.
If you rely on inspiration alone, you’ll run into these inevitable obstacles and problems.
• Your confidence as a writer won’t grow because you don’t have momentum
• Each failed attempt makes it even harder to start
•You’ll constantly question yourself and impostor syndrome will rear its ugly head over and over
• Eventually, you’ll just quit forever
I waited years and years to finally start writing without ever penning a word.
I was once like you. I dreamed about becoming a writer. I’d Google “how to become a writer” without ever using the information.
