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I don't know about worthwhile, but I nearly got a book published a couple of years ago, there's still a badly stained letter from a literary agent lying round in my room which ends " You are a talented writer with a great future ahead of you. " Still makes me laugh, that.
Anyway, working plus writing, for whatever it's worth - No pubs or telly during the week, get home, shut the door and get on with it really, there's no other way. As long as you've spent your time on the job in a constructive fashion, ie just thinking a lot about what you're going to write later, perhaps taking some notes, and if you're not too knackered to put in maybe three or four hours once you're back in your room, you should be ok.
I suppose it also helps if you announce to everyone you know that you are, goddamnit, a bloody artist and so on -The sheer raw fear of looking a fool if you don't get it finished, your novel, your film, will get you through the slow times, creativity-wise, as well as anything else. You know, the more you've insisted you're going to damn well do something, the less of an option not doing it becomes.
Oh yeah, and try and resist the urge to edit your stuff too much - if you're not careful, this as a process can go on too long, and that's when they get you, the demons, for sure.
Anyway, good luck ! |
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