Writerly Wisdom: What's the one next step you can take toward finishing your novel?
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For me, finishing my first novel meant TRADING IN A JOB THAT DIDN’T ALLOW ME TIME TO WRITE FOR ONE THAT DID. This came with a big pay cut—I went from being a lawyer to being a tutor (which is what I did before I was a lawyer), but it was so worth it.
You can hear more about that story in this video:
But not all steps toward completion are so dramatic. Equally important were all of the little choices I had to make along the way.
Choices like:
Signing up for a course when I was stuck
Joining a writing group to keep me accountable
Reading an author I loved for inspiration when I lost motivation
Today, I encourage you to ask--what's one next step you can toward finishing?
I'll leave you with a quote from Julia Cameron about the power of creative decisions:
“Learn to accept the possibility that the universe is helping you with what you are doing... Expect the universe to support your dream. It will.”
