Richard,

Thanks.  I needed that!  I'm going to print it and put it on the wall
by my computer!

--Joc


On Nov 3, 2005, at 12:24 AM, Richard Adkins wrote:

> The Fifteen Commandments
>
> I.    Thou shalt think like a professional starting now.
> II.    Thou shalt begin and keep going till you're through.
> III.    Thou shalt take your efforts and desires seriously.
> IV.    Thou shalt call it work.
> V.    Thou shalt write for yourself, not the market.
> VI.    Thou shalt not wait for visits from the muse.
> VII.    Thou shalt not ask whether you are good enough.
> VIII.    Thou shalt not intimidate yourself by comparing your
> writing with a published and polished work.
> IX.    Thou shalt not worry whether your idea is new enough.
> X.    Thou shalt not talk your idea away.
> XI.    Thou shalt not self-censor at all during the first draft.
> XII.    Thou shalt not risk writer's paralysis by looking for the
> precise word or being afraid of sounding dumb.
> XIII.    Thou shalt not believe that if writing's hard, you must be
> no good.
> XIV.    Thou shalt not set yourself up for failure with impossible
> goals.
> XV.    Thou shalt not believe in writer's block.
>
> --
>
> The two most common things in the Universe are hydrogen and
> stupidity. (Harlan Ellison)
>
> Richard Adkins
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