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The narrator of your story “ Minimum Payment Due ” is mired in debt and, from the outset, trying to
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There’s a reason it’s called the rough draft – it’s not easy. We’ve all been there – your head bursting with ideas, you sit down at the keyboard, fingers poised for action and then nothing—cue anxiety. Claire Maloney offers some tips to overcome first-draft anxiety. Experiencing anxiety while writing is regular and is a feeling most writers can relate to. Put those writing terrors to bed by reading the pointers below. Plan, plan, and plan some more! A great start to overcoming writing anxiety is to plan: – What research is needed? – Who needs to be interviewed? – What time frame is there? In her book, I’d Rather Be Writing, Marcia Golub says there are two reasons a writer needs a schedule: too much time and not enough. Too much, and you may waste this procrastinating ( Hello, Facebook ). Not enough, and there’s panic. Golub’s tip is to plan your day around your writing schedule and not the other way round: ‘Then you won’t ever find yourself without time to write.’ Follow the links to make technology and other writers’ tips work for you: Writing can be fun. Not all topics will be a hoot; however, enjoying the process and being interested in your writing can make a difference. Award-winning journalist Di Tipping-Woods, self-motivates by asking herself two things about everything she does: is it fun, and is she learning? Says Tipping-Woods: ‘Not everything I have to do is fun, but there […]
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The narrator of your story “ Minimum Payment Due ” is mired in debt and, from the outset, trying to
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