Slaying The Procrastination Dragon: A Writer’s Guide
Procrastination
It’s 1 a.m. and you’re on the verge of sleep, blinking blearily at the glowing screen in front of you. The blank page stares back, with no sign of the brilliant idea you had — you know, the one that has mysteriously slipped out of your mind. You’re in the vice-like grip of procrastination, the arch-nemesis of every author since, well, we started writing so many moons ago. I know it all too well, but I know how to beat it too. It’s how I wrote over twenty bestselling books in the last ten years.
It pays to get friendly with the enemy. I’ve done my research. It states that procrastination a psychological response to feeling overwhelmed, uninspired, or unsure about the task at hand. It’s normal, so don’t beat yourself up. We’re all riding the same struggle-bus. (That term made me chuckle so I had to include it!) So now you’ve said hello to procrastination, let’s kick it into touch.
Bite-Sized Goals
For a new author, diving headfirst into writing a novel can be overwhelming. But what if we break it into a series of small goals? Writing one paragraph, then another, then another feels way more doable. It’s less about tackling the entire task at once, and more about steadily plugging away at it. Progress is progress, no matter how small, and as I…
