It takes a pretty inspiring idea to get someone to start writing. But as Thomas Edison famously said, “Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.” In other words, it takes more than an exciting idea to finish a story.
An important rule to finishing a project, for me, is knowing that once you are finished, it will be over. There will be no more intense writing. It is a projects, and all projects come to an end.
Currently, I am having second thoughts about a novel I started. Aren’t there better things, even literarily, that could demand my time, like working on revisions for a novel I want to publish?
Well, I want to encourage people to finish their ideas.
But at the same time, it is okay to quit. If something happens in your life, it is OKAY to do postpone working on a project for a while. Some things are more important then seeing a story through to the end.
But you have to realize that the likelihood of your finishing a project drops substantially once you set it aside for a while.
If you need to stop something or a while, though, you should feel no shame!
May I never say it again, but some things are more important than writing.
Even so, I wish you luck and stamina.
An important rule to finishing a project, for me, is knowing that once you are finished, it will be over. There will be no more intense writing. It is a projects, and all projects come to an end.
Currently, I am having second thoughts about a novel I started. Aren’t there better things, even literarily, that could demand my time, like working on revisions for a novel I want to publish?
Well, I want to encourage people to finish their ideas.
But at the same time, it is okay to quit. If something happens in your life, it is OKAY to do postpone working on a project for a while. Some things are more important then seeing a story through to the end.
But you have to realize that the likelihood of your finishing a project drops substantially once you set it aside for a while.
If you need to stop something or a while, though, you should feel no shame!
May I never say it again, but some things are more important than writing.
Even so, I wish you luck and stamina.
Zoë
