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• Figure 3.1. My “Writing Progress.sav” file
• Instead of finding time to write, allot time to write. Prolific writers make a schedule and stick to it. It’s that simple.
• The secret is the regularity, not the number of days or the number of hours.
• To avoid distractions, I don’t check e-mail, take a shower, or change my clothes before writing—I literally get up and start to write.
• Most people use a wasteful, unproductive strategy called binge writing (Kellogg, 1994).