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5 Ways to Torture Yourself as a Writer
(No, I don’t actually recommend these.)
Are you a writer who is tired of feeling relaxed, easy-going and overly confident about your craft?
If so, have no fear (I know, you don’t . . yet).
Here are 5 ways you can make writing more difficult for yourself. That way, your friends and family will finally know just how hard you really work.
#1 Write as much as humanly possible — 10 hours per day, minimum
You can’t get much done if you don’t work for it. If you really want to feel all messed up about your chosen life path, spend 10 hours every day, writing.
Write like you mean it. Write like you have no other reason to live. Write like you’re going to lose your mind for every second you’re not writing.
It’s about quantity, not quality. How are you going to torture yourself if you don’t push yourself TO THE EXTREME????
If you’re serious about agonizing over your writing, you must, you must, you MUST spend at least 10 hours per day at it. It’s, like, scientifically proven and stuff. (Citation, forthcoming.)
