
I don’t read a lot of Stephen King (not a big fan of horror, though I think he is an absolutely amazing writer), but he’s got some great quotes. Came across this one this past week and it really struck me.
He said, “The scariest moment is always just before you start. After that, things can only get better.”
Boy, is that true!
You could probably apply that to just about any undertaking in life, but as it pertains to writing, he’s absolutely right. The start of a new project, the blank page staring you in the face—the thought of taking this somewhat nebulous idea of a story in your head and figuring out where to begin and how to start getting words onto paper can be daunting.
The idea of doing that to a deadline, even more so.
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