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Happy New Year, would-be writers! After two decades of editing and a year of teaching creative writing, not to mention a lifetime of "I Really Ought To Write/Complete Writing a Book", I think I've finally figured out what the problem is. I don't enjoy writing because I'm scared>
Of being absolutely rubbish, as we all are in a culture that tells us writers are geniuses. As such, I can make myself do it for a while before giving up. Even knowing that a first draft is supposed to be rubbish, I'm still in my head about it in maddening ways, so>
This year, we're doing it differently. Every day this month, I'm going to write 15 minutes every day NOT as part of my ongoing manuscript. Just for FUN, to experiment with my style, with points of view. But most importantly, to start to think of writing as pleasurable. >
