So what is my why? I want to be a prolific and prosperous author of hopeful, fun, and inspiring stories.

I was going to be a fiction author first, and everything else second—and I’d only do what it took to reached my mountain.

The thing about writer’s block is that it’s really just us feeling hesitation about our start. We feel afraid, maybe, because we don’t know what to say or how to say it, and whatever does come out may be something people hate. It may be embarrassing. It may be really bad. The good news is, that’s what editing is for. Writer’s block is basically fea

My decision, made long before I rolled into my driveway and made my way wearily inside, was that I would write more books. And more books. And more. Until the world was just filled with my fiction. Because that would get me closer to the mountain than ever.

30 days from now will arrive, whether you’ve put in the time, and written the words, or not.

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"We know why optimists do better than pessimists. Optimists are not simply being Pollyannas; they're problem solvers who try to improve the situation."

What it takes to develop a daily writing habit, just like getting into shape, is commitment to doing the work. And because writing is hard, it takes a commitment to causing ourselves a bit of pain and discomfort.

No one ever gets talker's block. No one wakes up in the morning, discovers he has nothing to say and sits quietly, for days or weeks, until the muse hits, until the moment is right, until all the craziness in his life has died down. Why then, is writer's block endemic?