Josh Spector on LinkedIn: Neil Gaiman has two rules when he sits down to write: 1. He doesn't have… | 12 comments
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So you have to write when you’re not “inspired.” ... And the weird thing is that six months later, or a year later, you’re going to look back and you’re not going to remember which scenes you wrote when you were inspired and which scenes you wrote because they had to be written.
Neil Gaiman’s Advice to Aspiring Writers
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Neil Gaiman
Two very simple rules, a: you don’t have to write. b: you can’t do anything else. The rest comes of itself.
Mason Currey • The dumbest and best productivity trick
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He can look out the window or stand on his head or writhe on the floor. But he is not to do any other positive thing, not read, write letters, glance at magazines, or write checks. Write or nothing. . . . I find it works. Two very simple rules, a: you don’t have to write. b: you can’t do anything else. The rest comes of itself.
The Dumbest and Best Productivity Trick
Heinlein first outlined his rules in Of Worlds Beyond: The Science of Science Fiction Writing (1947). In his contribution to the compilation, he wrote the following, largely as an afterthought to his article:
“I’m told that these articles are supposed to be some use to the reader. I have a guilty feeling that all of the above may have been more for ... See more
“I’m told that these articles are supposed to be some use to the reader. I have a guilty feeling that all of the above may have been more for ... See more
Becca Puglisi • Heinlein's Rules of Writing: Principles for Success - WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
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These are applicable for any creator who produces an output for an audience to consume. It must be created for an audience, for a creation to qualify; this is my belief. Any creation. If you are a creator and by creator I mean, a writer, musician, comic, whatever it is. This must be the mantra. If its not on the market, no one knows.
"I write only when inspiration strikes," he replied. "Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o'clock sharp."
Steven Pressfield • The War of Art
“Advice? I don’t have advice. Stop aspiring and start writing. If you’re writing, you’re a writer. Write like you’re a goddamn death row inmate and the governor is out of the country and there’s no chance for a pardon. Write like you’re clinging to the edge of a cliff, white knuckles, on your last breath, and you’ve got just one last thing to say, ... See more
A quote by Alan W. Watts
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“Todd, what do you think about writing only when you feel motivated? I feel like I always do my best work when I get a spark of creativity or inspiration, but that only happens every now and then. I'm pretty much only writing when I feel like it, which means I'm inconsistent. But if I write all the time, then I'm not creating my best work.”“That's ... See more
James Clear • The Difference Between Professionals and Amateurs
“Trust your obsessions. This is one I learned more or less accidentally. People sometimes ask whether the research or the idea for the story comes first for me. And I tell them, normally the first thing that turns up is the obsession: for example, all of a sudden I notice that I’m reading nothing but English 17th century metaphysical verse. And I k... See more
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