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Fanning the tiny flame that’s barely lit
Try to write something every single day – even if it’s one sentence; by doing this, you stay in the ring. You keep the fire running and the wood coming in.
When we stray away from our crafts, goals, and effective habits for extended periods, we start to develop a new habit – doing the opposite of what we need to do (an ineffective habit).
Instead of giving in when you don’t feel like writing, give in to the other feeling that may be challenging to notice; that feeling is the desire to write, which will make itself more apparent after you start writing.
Writers have a lot to say, and often you’ll need to push past the barrier of: I don’t feel like writing to get those words out.
Remember, all a fire takes is a tiny flame.
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