Getting Started
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Someone asked me how to start writing. Here are some tips:
- Make the time. Every day, if you can. If you can’t manage some spare time every day, take time whenever you can.
- Use your preferred writing medium: computer or paper and start writing whatever is in your mind or heart.
- Write anything. Write everything. Don’t stop until you’re ready.
- Don’t worry about grammar or punctuation; you can take care of that later when you edit.
- When an idea strikes, wherever you are, jot it down so you can use it later.
- A good book to get you started might be Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. Easy to read with some good suggestions.
Remember, it’s not how well you start; it’s how well you finish. So start in whatever way works for you and then work at it until you finish. I tend to write fairly complete first drafts, but my novel may be in it’s 20th rewrite!
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