I used to have this saying written on the white board in my office:
Every day I don’t write is another day I have to go to work.
I wrote it one morning when I really didn’t want to go in to the day job.
If I sat down to read Boingboing or watch Wine Library TV before writing, I was reminded that my actions meant I’d have another day at the office in the long run. If I goofed off and didn’t use my time wisely, it reminded me that each morning I woke up and had to go to the day job was my own fault.
I started repeating the phrase before going to bed. When I woke up tempted to hit the snooze button on the alarm, I conditioned myself to say it before dozing back to sleep.
It got me out of bed.
It kept me writing in the mornings until writing became a habit.
What statements or quotes motivate you to keep writing?
[…] 1. Admit that writer’s block doesn’t exist. If you’re a writer, you write. When you don’t write, it’s not “writer’s block,” but other things getting in the way. Maybe it’s thinking about work or other things you have to do. Most likely it’s that you’ve worked, spent time with family and friends, and that you would rather spend time relaxing than working some more. But the times we don’t write — if we’re writers — it’s our own fault. Remember: Every day you don’t write is another day you have to go to work. […]