Discipline and momentum are the most difficult to sustain.

Never show works in progress to others. Write, write and write some more.

Never write in public. Observe and draw inspiration from public; but never write in public.

Find your flow-time. If it's 8 am - get up every goddamn day at 8 am am discipline yourself to that hour. Same goes for 3 am oil burning night-dwellers.


Apprentice yourself to the Word. Finding your own narrative intonation will take years -- this is something that cannot be taught or learned; by observing other literary giants you will become aware of your own.


I would like to raise a question: Which of the following do you enjoy more first-person narrative, or third-person? Out of the two styles give examples of your favourites?

I've been turning this ball over in my head for weeks. So very few can employ first-person narrative successfully.