
Alicia Finney
The best story idea in the world won’t write itself, and, once you acclimate to the fact that your story is going to change as it fleshes out and hits the page, your next great hurdle is focus.
No great endeavor of any kind has ever existed without someone first deciding that the thing was important and, second, deciding to do something about it. But a project as extensive as a book takes a special kind of focus. It takes endurance. Runners train differently for endurance than they do for sprints. You have to maintain your energy, keep yourself going, keep the rhythm of the pace even when you feel tired. You have to have a reason to keep putting one foot in front of the other Continue reading