'Just turn your head an inch'

Tip #7 for paying subscribers

I’ve been trying to claw my way back to a writing routine recently. That may sound weird because I write words for a living, don’t I? But those words are for other people—or rather, they are for money, which means I can force my little brain to write or edit even when it’s the last thing I feel like doing. Extrinsic motivation is a hell of a drug.

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