Dave Trottier of Script Magazine has written a clever article offering up the three best ways to fail as a writer. He explains:
If you’re going to fail as a writer, then you might as well get it over with now. Then you can focus on your day job and watch television all night. The following 3 keys are guaranteed to unlock the door to instant failure and free you to flop like a floundering fish on the floor.
1. Just say no
Why didn’t you think of this before? Stop writing. It’s as simple as that. Wait for huge blocks of time to open up, and refuse to write until they do. Now that’s commitment! Don’t touch that keyboard until your Muse flies down from Mount Parnassus to reveal the 101 master plots. Failure comes to those who wait.
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