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Saturday, September 18, 2010

Personal Marching Orders

Although I’ve done it before, I sometimes find the task of writing a 300-page manuscript totally overwhelming.

I walk into my office and have to fight the urge to run right back out the door (and to the kitchen for the crunchy comfort of Cheez-it’s).

So I keep, what I like to call, my personal marching orders framed and at eye level. Like a silent general, they tell me exactly what to do next.




How do you fight the feeling of being overwhelmed by your novel?

5 comments:

  1. Phyllis, your muse must be so proud of you!

    I've been taking that road of late myself. Just start. One word. A sentence. Before I know it I've written 1,000 - 2,000 words. I might even keep some of them. :)

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  2. great inspiration. Something I can use right now.

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  3. Great sign. Takes all the mystery and fear out of the process.

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  4. I rely a lot on that sign. It takes something I make very hard - easy.

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