Goethe once said "Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it."
There is truth to this with anything. Writing is no exception it seems. On a couple of my projects, it seems that a few my writing projects started with a certain rush or energy to it. One problem that Goethe never addressed to my knowledge is getting towards the finish line.
One of my best examples is my first novel. When I started this, on a good day I could pound out between 1000 and 2500 words. Fast forward 3 years later, and I'm lucky I can get over a 100 words done. (Mind you, life and other distractions came between and was on hiatus for a while.)
Fortunatley for me, preparation was a huge help. I had enough forethought to get an outline finished before writing began. Right now, I hope to capture some of that magic again while I go back to working on it....
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