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Chuck’s (paraphrased) saying makes sense. I think sometimes it might just be best to sit down and write to see what comes of it. Maybe you find that you’ve achieved some “salvageable shit”, maybe not. But all the same, I think one might derive some satisfaction from the act of just committing to writing something. Also, continuing with the theme of paraphrasing writers and their advice, Ray Bradbury said: “If you write one short story a week, you’ll find that you’ll have a lot of short stories by the end of the year. And one of them is bound to be good.”

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Yes and I do think that ‘forcing’ yourself to write (to schedule it), it triggers your brain to subconsciously keep writing when you are not. It triggers thoughts when you are taking a shower or when you are driving. These scheduled sessions keep the writing part of the brain active, somehow, maybe.

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