Writing is about the search for the effortless path. Our job is to test for resistance with every scene, sentence, and word. When we meet it, we have to find a different way forward.

Sometimes we have a low-running fear of writing. We’ve created unfriendly story about what’s waiting for us at the desk. We have to change that story and make it as friendly as possible 

Fear is always a movement away from, love is a movement toward. Both are creative, but only one creates on purpose.

You would think we wouldn’t need to ask this, but it’s easy sometimes to accept experiences AND stories we don’t really like. Pay close attention to your preferences. They’re your best guide.

Writers sometimes romanticize how hard writing can be. It’s important to remember that effortlessness is the essence of our best work.