How To Keep Going - (The Lo-Alcohol version)
As far as I'm aware, most traditional authors still prefer to get
to the end of their first draft novel using the time-honoured
routes of alcohol, laudanum, or depressive self-disgust. But there
are, it appears, other means now gaining traction in the 21st
century. You can read about some of them in Alan Rinzler's
Carry On Smiling article here.
I'm not sure I exactly recognise his checklist. Meditation, rising with the sun and eating sprouted wheatgrass juice are not habits practised by a huge number of authors that I know. And retaining good mental health isn't always the best route to vigorous, imaginative prose. But it's a good list all the same. Me, I like writing those first drafts. They're not arduous for me, they're more like a holiday. But not everyone is the same, and Rinzler's list may well help some writers.
I'm not sure I exactly recognise his checklist. Meditation, rising with the sun and eating sprouted wheatgrass juice are not habits practised by a huge number of authors that I know. And retaining good mental health isn't always the best route to vigorous, imaginative prose. But it's a good list all the same. Me, I like writing those first drafts. They're not arduous for me, they're more like a holiday. But not everyone is the same, and Rinzler's list may well help some writers.
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Luckily, I'm barking mad already, so it's no skin off my (deviated) septum. Watch out for the cracks in the pavement!
Stay connected, keep writing and keep reading are all good for me though:-)
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