I keep hearing that the only way to succeed in publishing is to crank out a new piece of trash every six months. By sheer volume, your name will stick. For better or worse, I'm taking the opposite approach. My stories may take time, but they will be unforgettable. #amwriting

Even if it comes, a full day of writing can be the worst thing for productivity. You sit down thinking you finally have time to "get it right" Stop thinking that way The only way to get it right is to dive in, fail spectacularly, then sift for gold in the rubble #amwriting

I'm just a little confused. I see all these posts with some wild AI video and everybody in the comments saying in 10 years this, in 10 years that. Well, why not now? What's stopping these people from making that first great AI movie they're always raving about? All talk? 🤷‍♂️ #AI

Chronic anxiety is a silent killer. It can double your heart disease risk, wreck your sleep, and drag you into depression. Here's Dr. Huberman's 9-step protocol to eliminate anxiety for good:🧵

Been a long time since I've been so utterly captivated by nonfiction storytelling. The White Pill, by Michael Malice is incredible. Begins with horror beyond imagination, builds to the beauty of the human spirit. Can't recommend enough. Berlin wall part in particular👌 #amreading

Writers, get those words in. And don't forget to have fun. You have fun writing and your readers will have fun reading. Get after it. ☕️ Write Every Day #amwriting

How to turn introspection into action: follow the chain, from the thought or emotion, to the action. e.g. DOUBT Don't just have the character sitting around doubting. Doubt leads to questions, questions need answers. The story is in the active SEARCH for those answers. #amwriting

Never discount the power of focus. Shut out the distractions for five minutes and sit with your task. The next time you look at the clock, I guarantee more than five minutes will have passed. Stay focused, my friends. And keep writing. Write Every Day #amwriting

there is no time for doubt there is no time for how bad your last book was there is no time for how bad your current draft is there is no time for "nobody even reads anymore" there is no time for having no time there is no time time does not exist just fucking write #amwriting

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Get those words in! Write Every Day #amwriting

No excuses. Whether it's ten minutes or ten hours, the time you have is the time you have. Get to work. Write Every Day #amwriting

If you believe free speech is for you but not your political opponents, you're illiberal. If no contrary evidence could change your beliefs, you're a fundamentalist. If you believe the state should punish those with contrary views, you're a totalitarian. If you believe

You are doing a good thing. Focus on your work. Resist distraction. Keep going. write every day

Show up, start typing, and when the artist wakes up, get the FUCK out of his way. That's it. Don't hover over his shoulders worrying about commas, synonyms, similarities with other books, or what the world will think. Your 1 job is to keep the artist from distraction. #amwriting

These anxious, cannibalistic vampires might as well be complaining about the inevitability of the heat death of the universe. "IT'S COMING!" they say, and will say year after year, forever. Fuck em I accept that nothing lasts and I do my work anyway. Keep writing. #amwriting

Ignore your inclination to perfectionism the way you would ignore your inclination to laziness. They are the same evil in disguise. Do your work. Make your art. Be your happy, miserable, imperfect self. Let the AI make the soulless crap. #amwriting #art #perfectionism