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[quote=Anonymous]^And to the question of how I wrote it:

At the time I had quit my job and was trying to move- I had basically NOTHING to do all day, and that was when I first picked up the pen.  Thank goodness, cause had I known how frustrating it is to try to write only to be interrupted by life's annoyances I probably never would have started.

Now, i think, for me, it's important to set aside time.  I have a job and so I don't get to write as often as I would like- but I'm also fairly prolific once I sit down- so I can churn out 7,000 words in a day and it's not a huge deal.  I prefer to do it that way, at least now, though I know many, many writers try to write daily.  I do try, once I'm in the throes of a novel, to write daily, because it stays fresh in your mind.  But the point is finding time when you can and not being too hard on yourself- just write, basically.  Throw judgement out the window.  Don't show it to people who will judge you or tell people about your dream who will shit all over it (so... DCUM is probably not the best place for advice, lol.  I would say City Data has a writers forum and there are other sites with other writers who will be supportive- reddit has a writing subreddit, and I'm sure there are others).

Read "On Writing" by Stephen King.  He talks a lot about his process and advice.
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