The project progresses at its own pace.
There is the belief that we can move it along when we want. Doing so is just waisting time. Rushing the process demonstrates a lack of respect.
When energy is depleted, you must rely on training to push through.
That is training’s purpose.
There will be times when you do not want to write another word. But part of you knows that you have to. That is training; it becomes a part of you.
Many fans have waited years for the release of GRRM’s next novel in his A Song of Ice and Fire series. Some have not been to kind with their frustration towards the author.
How many of them are writers?
Our only choice is to follow the tangents as we write. The possibility is good that we will never use them. Our story can go in a completely different direction. But we have to follow them either way.
An outline is supposed to remedy this, but even then you can create outlines that are…
Focusing on learning is difficult. Our goals seem to always outweigh our time or attention span.
Choosing a subject and staying with it helps. Make the decision. Blocking everything else out is a necessity at times.
Learning is like cleaning; it works best going from corner to corner.