12 Habits of Writers

By Rachel Toor — good habits:

1. They reject the notion of “writer’s block” the way others shun gluten.
2. They don’t overtalk their projects. [I’d say they don’t blog and FB and Tweet and Insta about their projects.]
3. They believe in themselves and their work.
4. They know that a lot of important stuff happens when they’re not “working.”
5. They’re passionate about their projects.
6. They know what they’re good at.
7. They read a lot, and widely.
8. They know how to finish a draft.
9. They work on more than one thing at once.
10. They leave off at a point where it will be easy to start again.
11. They don’t let themselves off the hook.
12. They know there are no shortcuts, magic bullets, special exercises, or incantations.