Pamela Rafael Berkman, Author

Pamela Rafael Berkman, author of Her Infinite Variety and The Falling Nun (both from Scribner). Pam's upcoming events and new flash fiction; bonus, online companion stories to her published collections; excerpts from new work; tips as they occur to her for new writers.

Monday, January 05, 2004

Tip: One Page at a Time

See, I was way too tired to write last night after I'd promised myself I would. So I stared at some TechTV reruns for a while. And then I said, "One page. You can do one page." And I did. And I felt much better.

Even when you think you're too tired or don't have enough time or are drained or whatever, write one page. Three paragraphs. You can do it. Really. And you will feel so much better. Remember, writing is fun. Writing is a birthday party. That's why you do it. It's not some Calvinist duty, you like it!

In fact, go write a page right now.

One hundred ninety-nine more of those and you've got a book. It's that simple.


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