When Starting a Writing Project Isn’t the Challenge, Finishing It Is

Staying engaged in the not-as-fun part

Christine Schoenwald
In for a Penny
Published in
7 min readMar 8

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A woman typing on an old-fashioned typewriter.
Photo by Ron Lach : https://www.pexels.com

I get it when people get frustrated with themselves for being procrastinators. However, putting something off isn’t completely my issue — mine is trouble finishing what I start.

I’m not a procrastinator, I’m an incompletist.

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Christine Schoenwald
In for a Penny

Writer for The Los Angeles Times, Salon, Next Avenue, Business Insider, and Your Tango Christineschoenwaldwriter.com