What are the important lessons have you learned from writing?

by Adrian Sroka
30th December 2013

The most important lesson I learned is to thoroughly plan from the outset. I would have saved myself considerable effort and time.

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Interesting Question!

The things I learnt from writing :

1. Interest in the job/ work is essential.

2. You will always fail, in some way or the other, it depends on how you take it, on your stride or as your down-slide.

3. Don't be ever fix a saturation point for yourself, be elated at your successes but don't be gloating over them.

xD !!

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Neeraj V Murali
31/12/2013

Good question!

I learned not to give up.

I agree about planning too, Adrian. I'd also started without an outline and quickly ran out of steam after the initial flush of naïve enthusiasm and ideas. So I took advice, wrote a detailed plan and actually got to The End :)

But it's consistently plugging away when the going gets tough (which it often does) that I always struggled with, because basically I'm lazy. I still find it difficult, but after I'd done it once I knew if I just kept going I could do it again. So I did.

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