Terry Shames is one of my favorite authors and I hope you are inspired by her words. Thanks to Thonie Hevron and Just the Facts Ma’am.
By Terry Shames
Well, that was fun! I just threw my writing rituals out the window. It was unintentional, but thorough in every way.
How did this happen? First let me describe my writing “habits” (not sure they rise to the status of ritual). I write almost every day. It doesn’t have to be brilliant prose, but it has to be at least 500 words, and when I’m working on a first draft I aim for 2,000. When you write 2,000 words most days, 500 seems like a snap. So when I went on vacation for two weeks, I magnanimously told myself I only had to write 500 a day. Suddenly, five days into the trip, I realized I hadn’t written so much as a word. In fact, I hadn’t even thought about writing anything. Not only that, but I found myself unable to read. I had brought a few…
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Building a Better Story 
I love the image of the duck; perfect description of the nagging, yet welcome, imperative to write. But it’s true that even ducks need a rest. The trick is to land back on the pond and start paddling when rest time is over!
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