Feeling Disillusioned? 3 Easy Ways to Stay Motivated as a Writer

The warthog from my dreams. He offered writing advice. I ignored it.

Photo by Chris Boyer on Unsplash (He says I need more structure. I told him to write it himself.)

Writing isn’t always for the faint of heart.

Trying to find those mythical readers is almost like trying to get a photo of Bigfoot. In other words, it’s easy to feel discouraged, and you might even want to give up.

Unlike those writing coaches selling expensive courses, I’m not here to sell you false hope. No way I would ever do such a scummy thing! Instead, I give away all of my knowledge for free.

Technically, you have to be a member to read these articles, but who really cares about the details? Anyway, I’m here to give you some much-needed hope and let you know brighter days are ahead. If you squint hard enough, you might even see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Or maybe it’s a train, but I guess it will be too late to complain about my bad advice if you get run over. Okay, I’ve stalled long enough.

Here are three reasons why you should never give up hope as a writer.

1) Writing Builds Character

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