5 Limiting Beliefs That Can Derail Your Writing Habit

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What’s the What’s the SecretSecret totoImprovingImprovingYourYourWritingWritingHabitHabit??

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OvercomeOvercome5 Limiting Beliefs5 Limiting BeliefsThat Hold You BackThat Hold You Back

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Successful writers Successful writers don’t have don’t have

more time more time than you do.than you do.

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They They makemake time to write. time to write.

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Every successful author develops a Every successful author develops a unique writing practiceunique writing practicethat suits his or her needs.that suits his or her needs.

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To establish a habit, you need to To establish a habit, you need to overcome your biggest overcome your biggest obstacleobstacle……

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Your limiting beliefs…Your limiting beliefs…

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……And here are five that oftenAnd here are five that oftenhold writers back.hold writers back.

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11 ““I’ve always heardI’ve always heardthat fast writing isthat fast writing is

bad writing.”bad writing.”

Many successful writers are fast writers. Many successful writers are fast writers. They plow through the first draft, They plow through the first draft, leaving corrections to later drafts.leaving corrections to later drafts.

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You can always delete words you don’t like, but you can’t do anything with words that

are still stuck in your head.

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22 ““I will never make any I will never make any money from writing.” money from writing.”

Plenty of authors make money from Plenty of authors make money from books they have self-published.books they have self-published.

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You won’t make money off abook that is still unwritten!

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33 ““Nobody isNobody isinterested ininterested inwhat I havewhat I have

to say.” to say.”

If you're interested in it, there’s an If you're interested in it, there’s an audience of people just like youaudience of people just like youwho will appreciate it.who will appreciate it.

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Write about topics you truly are Write about topics you truly are interested in and know a lot about. interested in and know a lot about.

Your authenticity will shine.Your authenticity will shine.

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44 ““I can never figure out I can never figure out what to say.” what to say.”

The words will come.The words will come.

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If you learn how to research, plan and If you learn how to research, plan and outline, you won’t get stuck. You’ll outline, you won’t get stuck. You’ll be able to sit down, glance at yourbe able to sit down, glance at your

outline and start writing.outline and start writing.

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55 ““My writing (grammar, My writing (grammar, punctuation, structure) punctuation, structure)

isn’t good enough.” isn’t good enough.”

You can always hire an editorYou can always hire an editoror ask a friend to clean upor ask a friend to clean upyour writing after you're done.your writing after you're done.

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You need to write, but someoneYou need to write, but someoneelse can help polish the finished product. else can help polish the finished product.

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Are you ready to Are you ready to improve improve youryour writing?writing?

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