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"It might take you 20 years to write your novel, but put a sentence or two on a page every day."

I think this is the wrong advice. Writing a novel like this will give the impression it will never be done. If, after ten years, you'll read what you have so far, it'll be sh.t because, in ten years your style and your way of thinking will change a lot.

My current idea is, if you want to achieve something, focus and do it quickly. Otherwise you will run out of steam and finally be frustrated. Being frustrated a few times results in the impression that you cannot get anything done.



> If, after ten years, you'll read what you have so far, it'll be sh.t because, in ten years your style and your way of thinking will change a lot.

I saw an artist on TV the other day that said she throws away any song that takes more than 30 minutes to write. Because her mood and thoughts will change if she spends too much time writing the song.


Yeah, horrible advice. Paul McCartney would have to have released "Yesterday" with its original lyrics

"Scrambled Eggs / Oh, my baby how I love your legs"


Whoooo, does that mean, the Stones earned a fortune by, say, working between 24 and 40 hours in their career :o).




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