I have to admit that I’ve been in a writing funk on and off for about a month. I’ve been getting some negative critiques of my unpublished novel, and I always take negative feedback way too hard.
This week, a close writing friend asked me a question that got me thinking. Maybe I wasn’t the only one in the world who struggled with keeping up the motivation.
His question was: How do I motivate myself when I don’t feel like writing?
Considering I was currently struggling with this, I really reflected on this question. One of my favorite writing quotes sprang to mind first.
“I only write when I am inspired. Fortunately I am inspired at 9 o’clock every morning.” – William Faulkner
This quote is what kept me writing every day, whether I have something to say, or not. I don’t wait for inspiration to hit, I just write…
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