It’s famously said we all have at least one book in us. But recently, I came across some troubling statistics: 81% of US citizens want to write a book in their lifetime. But 97% of people who actually bother to sit down and start writing a book never finish. (So for every 100 people thatContinue reading “The Odds Are Against Us”
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The Zeigarnik Effect
To date, I have completed stories, but I have a much larger backlog of incomplete stories. Maybe I’m content unshelving my stories from time-to-time to work on them as my schedule allows. But would completing another story make me feel better? The answer is undoubtedly yes, especially if I complete my full-length novel project. OrContinue reading “The Zeigarnik Effect”