Amanda Bridgeman graces us again today with the third instalment of her five key elements to being a successful writer. Today she talks about discipline.
Discipline
Books don’t write themselves.
They take a hell of a lot of time (and blood, sweat and tears), so stop procrastinating and get to it!
The best analogy here is with athletes.
The most successful athletes are those that are incredibly disciplined and spend every waking moment doing everything they can to make themselves a better athlete (they train for hours, they watch what they eat, they ensure they get enough sleep, etc, etc).
You must be disciplined and set time aside to write, or to promote, or to learn.
If you don’t then you will never achieve your goals.
Persistence pays when it comes to writing, and the only way to get something done is to get something done!
So set yourself a deadline and stick to it.
The most successful writers out there (aside from having a mass of talent), are hard workers.
They are disciplined, they are dedicated, and they dare to dream.
Part 4 tomorrow: Understanding.
Catch up on Amanda’s very first guest blog post here: How to write a thousand words (or maybe more).
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