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Writers: what are your personal pitfalls?
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<blockquote data-quote="HerringInACoat" data-source="post: 2625232" data-attributes="member: 887973"><p>What are the biggest challenges to you when writing/what hangs you up?</p><p></p><p>For me, it's over-analyzing and paying too much attention to insignificant details. Oftentimes I need to remind myself to step back and just enjoy the story and actually write it without worrying about how tall people were back in the X ages or how much rainfall whatever city gets per year. Lol. I now have a Post-It above my desk that says "Worry About It Later. Write Now." </p><p></p><p>I also have a bit of a problem with editing-as-I-go, which is another thing that can slow progress down to a crawl. Again, "Worry About It Later. Write Now." Haha.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HerringInACoat, post: 2625232, member: 887973"] What are the biggest challenges to you when writing/what hangs you up? For me, it's over-analyzing and paying too much attention to insignificant details. Oftentimes I need to remind myself to step back and just enjoy the story and actually write it without worrying about how tall people were back in the X ages or how much rainfall whatever city gets per year. Lol. I now have a Post-It above my desk that says "Worry About It Later. Write Now." I also have a bit of a problem with editing-as-I-go, which is another thing that can slow progress down to a crawl. Again, "Worry About It Later. Write Now." Haha. [/QUOTE]
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