All the books in the world Will bring you no happiness Instead they surreptitiously point you back Into your self There you will find what you want The sun, the stars, the moon Because the light you are asking for Dwells within your self.
— Hermann Hesse
I want to hear your excuses for not writing. Just this once. Then we’ll set about banishing them.
My favourite excuse for not writing was from a student once who said they couldn’t write because they had a Duke of Edinburgh trip. Life is one big Duke of Edinburgh trip!
Here are some of my excuses for not writing:
I have Writer’s Block
I need an Apple Mac / Typewriter / Magic Pen before I can write anything
My muse doesn’t love me
I saw my muse flirting with Haruki Murakami
I’m too busy
I lack inspiration, motivation, and inclination. In that order.
My head is a leaky bucket and all the good ideas have dribbled out
It’s been too long since I’ve written anything
I’m not a writer. If I write something people will realise this and hunt me down and kil…
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