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 > [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask]