Author: S.C. Roberts

Why Are Beginnings So Hard?

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The first draft is just telling yourself the story. Terry Pratchett Any first step is a tough go. First baby steps, first day at school, first date, first day at your first job. How about your first attempt at a new writing or word-processing program? At this stage of my life, the hardest firsts I … Continue reading Why Are Beginnings So Hard?

Coping With Doubt

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Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. Steve Jobs … Continue reading Coping With Doubt

Approaching Writeside-Up

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Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation. Graham Greene   Graham Greene's quote is a grand truth for many of us. It took years to … Continue reading Approaching Writeside-Up

What Is The Point?

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Writing is an extreme privilege but it's also a gift. It's a gift to yourself and it's a gift of giving a story to someone. Amy Tan I often suffer from an overwhelming sense of guilt over the time spent creating a story. There is also a niggling resentment towards those in my life who … Continue reading What Is The Point?

Circumstance Rules

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For me, writing never gets easier. It's always hard work. It doesn't matter how many words you wrote the day before, or how many novels you've completed in the last decade: every day you start fresh again with that same blank page, or that same blank screen. Lincoln Child Ever known a person who mapped … Continue reading Circumstance Rules