5 Limiting Beliefs That Can Derail Your Writing Habit

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11. You can always delete words you don’t like, but you can’t do anything with words that are still stuck in your head. http://www.flickr.com/photos/74637221@N00/6470032941/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/74637221@N00/6470032941/

12. 2 2 “ “ I wi l l n e v e r ma k e a n y I wi l l n e v e r ma k e a n y mo n e y f r o m wr i t i n g . ” mo n e y f r o m wr i t i n g . ” Plenty of authors make money from books they have self-published. Plenty of authors make money from books they have self-published. http://www.flickr.com/photos/10816734@N03/8787492788/

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15. http://www.flickr.com/photos/86755778@N07/7945633598/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/86755778@N07/7945633598/ Write about topics you truly are interested in and know a lot about. Your authenticity will shine. Write about topics you truly are interested in and know a lot about. Your authenticity will shine.

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17. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluesquarething/4293715448/ If you learn how to research, plan and outline, you won’t get stuck. You’ll be able to sit down, glance at your outline and start writing. If you learn how to research, plan and outline, you won’t get stuck. You’ll be able to sit down, glance at your outline and start writing.

18. 5 5 “ “ My wr i t i n g ( g r a mma r , My wr i t i n g ( g r a mma r , p u n c t u a t i o n , s t r u c t u r e ) p u n c t u a t i o n , s t r u c t u r e ) i s n ’ t g o o d e n o u g h . ” i s n ’ t g o o d e n o u g h . ” You can always hire an editor or ask a friend to clean up your writing after you're done. You can always hire an editor or ask a friend to clean up your writing after you're done. http://www.flickr.com/photos/88462876@N00/447891985/

19. http://www.flickr.com/photos/47858762@N02/4388335052/ You need to write, but someone else can help polish the finished product. You need to write, but someone else can help polish the finished product.

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