Episode 110 - Why writing is hard work and how to keep doing it anyway

January 11, 2018 00:17:00
Episode 110 - Why writing is hard work and how to keep doing it anyway
The Creative Writer's Toolbelt
Episode 110 - Why writing is hard work and how to keep doing it anyway

Jan 11 2018 | 00:17:00

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In this episode we explore the unavoidable truth that writing is really hard work. We look at why that is the case and think about ways to acknowledge this truth, and keep writing anyway. We learn the one fundamental truth about writing that everyone from the most obscure writer to the likes of Stephen King will tell you, and we identify three 'tools' for the toolbelt to help us keep going with our writing even when it's tough going.

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