Take a moment today to write. Take a minute to think of what you'd *like* to write, then find a timer and set it for 15 minutes (or however much time you have) and write. If you happen to have more time, that's great! But start w/ 15 minutes if you're feeling overwhelmed.
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Take a moment today to write. Take a minute to think of what you'd *like* to write, then find a timer and set it for 15 minutes (or however much time you have) and write. If you happen to have more time, that's great! But start w/ 15 minutes if you're feeling overwhelmed.
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Try writing a lot of you’ve got a moment!
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Try writing a lot of you’ve got a moment!
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Some days I tell myself I'll do a *little* thing with a manuscript & then I'll be free. Today was one of those days, and of course I ended up doing way more than just the small task. But the one small task was the window.
Give yourself a little task, a friendly opening. Write.
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Some days I tell myself I'll do a *little* thing with a manuscript & then I'll be free. Today was one of those days, and of course I ended up doing way more than just the small task. But the one small task was the window.
Give yourself a little task, a friendly opening. Write.
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you can write! do it! i'm about to sneak in 20 minutes in-between some meetings & it's not going to be the best but i'm going to feel so much better afterwards. you can do it too! you don't need to do a lot. it all adds up.
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you can write! do it! i'm about to sneak in 20 minutes in-between some meetings & it's not going to be the best but i'm going to feel so much better afterwards. you can do it too! you don't need to do a lot. it all adds up.
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No? You still have time!
No? You still have time!
ok! day 8!
...so you don't actually have to write every day. but if you want to eventually finish drafting a book you do have to write, and this is a day, so maybe write today.
you can do it. take a moment, set a tiny goal for yourself, make it a super easy, super achievable goal, write.
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ok! day 8!
...so you don't actually have to write every day. but if you want to eventually finish drafting a book you do have to write, and this is a day, so maybe write today.
you can do it. take a moment, set a tiny goal for yourself, make it a super easy, super achievable goal, write.
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It's day 6 of 2026. If you want a super, super low stakes goal, just know you could write a 60k novel by writing ~200 words a day. That's not much. That's actually a little more than this post. Go. Write. It all adds up.
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It's day 6 of 2026. If you want a super, super low stakes goal, just know you could write a 60k novel by writing ~200 words a day. That's not much. That's actually a little more than this post. Go. Write. It all adds up.
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Happy first Monday of 2026! You can write today. Don't write for too long, don't set yourself a hugely ambitious goal, just color in a corner, have fun, do a little bit. It adds up, I promise.
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Happy first Monday of 2026! You can write today. Don't write for too long, don't set yourself a hugely ambitious goal, just color in a corner, have fun, do a little bit. It adds up, I promise.
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life is chaos & one of the comforts of art is that you can try to make sense of that chaos--to excavate beauty & meaning from all the various jumbled pieces. you can do it, you can write a little bit.
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life is chaos & one of the comforts of art is that you can try to make sense of that chaos--to excavate beauty & meaning from all the various jumbled pieces. you can do it, you can write a little bit.
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You can write today. I know you can. I'm in a house full of dear family friends & children & even so I'm taking 20 minutes to write a little bit. You can too. Staying with the work as much as you can makes the work easier, and it makes returning to the work easier as well.
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You can write today. I know you can. I'm in a house full of dear family friends & children & even so I'm taking 20 minutes to write a little bit. You can too. Staying with the work as much as you can makes the work easier, and it makes returning to the work easier as well.
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this lil bot is taking a break till january 2.
you are not a bot: you deserve rest if you need rest, and writing well doesn't necessarily mean writing nonstop.
i do plan on writing/revising during the next few days, but i'll be doing TONS of loafing too, tons of reading too.
see u in 2026
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this lil bot is taking a break till january 2.
you are not a bot: you deserve rest if you need rest, and writing well doesn't necessarily mean writing nonstop.
i do plan on writing/revising during the next few days, but i'll be doing TONS of loafing too, tons of reading too.
see u in 2026
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I woke up early. I had programmed the coffeemaker the night before, so I was all ready to go. And then I sat down & the cat sat on my lap as I drank my coffee & I was so sure I couldn't write, the laptop was far away. Because cat. But it turns out you actually *can* move a cat.
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I woke up early. I had programmed the coffeemaker the night before, so I was all ready to go. And then I sat down & the cat sat on my lap as I drank my coffee & I was so sure I couldn't write, the laptop was far away. Because cat. But it turns out you actually *can* move a cat.
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It’s morning, everyone was asleep, and I snuck in a few handwritten pages. I’m supposed to be revising a long, close-to-finished thing, so I’m writing to procastinate on “real” writing, which I recommend. Write what you’re not supposed to write.
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It’s morning, everyone was asleep, and I snuck in a few handwritten pages. I’m supposed to be revising a long, close-to-finished thing, so I’m writing to procastinate on “real” writing, which I recommend. Write what you’re not supposed to write.
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I’m on a treadmill right now but plan on handwriting a little while my kid swims. Nothing major. You could too, if you’re feeling like it, but it’s the weekend & you could also not write—you’re not a machine. Rest, read, have fun. Write if you want to, but keep it casual.
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I’m on a treadmill right now but plan on handwriting a little while my kid swims. Nothing major. You could too, if you’re feeling like it, but it’s the weekend & you could also not write—you’re not a machine. Rest, read, have fun. Write if you want to, but keep it casual.
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Did you write? You still have time! Two drafting strategies to use, even if pressed for time, are (1) distance & (2) structure.
Try drafting a page by hand. No fancy pens or paper, just whatever you have. (If you *have* to use a computer, change the font to something ugly and BIG.) (1/2)
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Did you write? You still have time! Two drafting strategies to use, even if pressed for time, are (1) distance & (2) structure.
Try drafting a page by hand. No fancy pens or paper, just whatever you have. (If you *have* to use a computer, change the font to something ugly and BIG.) (1/2)
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u only need a few notes or lines or a paragraphs. a first draft is mostly taking notes anyway.
the hardest bit is the pre-writing dread + those first few minutes where it feels like i've got nothing, but you can get past that. even if you don't, it's fine. the best part is having written.
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u only need a few notes or lines or a paragraphs. a first draft is mostly taking notes anyway.
the hardest bit is the pre-writing dread + those first few minutes where it feels like i've got nothing, but you can get past that. even if you don't, it's fine. the best part is having written.
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