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Writing Update

Posted on November 7, 2018 by TheSpiderlilly
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Wrote 456 words, a new scene for a short story yesterday.
Don’t ask me where the words came from; but this quote from Octavia Butler is TRUE. I think this is leftover butt-in-chair discipline from the year I spent writing practically every day to complete my novel:

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Quoth

Posted on June 23, 2014 by TheSpiderlilly
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From the mouth of Octavia Butler:-

“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice.”

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