Go Faulkner Yourself
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Go Faulkner Yourself
Every time you’re on your way to network with other writers and keep a mug like this stashed away in the deep recesses of your cupboard, turn right ‘round and grab that mothermugger and show your friends that you know how to
Go Faulkner Yourself
Every time you struggle with piecing together a book proposal for that great book idea, find someone who can help you, so you don’t have to be the only one to
Go Faulkner Yourself
Every time you stare at the blank screen or empty journal page, just open up, relax, and
Go Faulkner Yourself
Every time you wonder if you’re being original, know that you’re being authentic when you simply express your own voice, so embrace that and
Go Faulkner Yourself
Every time you doubt your worth and wonder if that manuscript or ebook or blog post is going to resonate with anyone, thank wholeheartedly that gremlin, that inner critic, for its care and protection right before you tell it to
Go Faulkner Yourself
Every time you sit at your writing desk and open up Facebook first, instead just
Go Faulkner Yourself
Every time you have a great idea and don’t have a pen, but you do have a Notes app on your phone or tablet, then open that up and
Go Faulkner Yourself
Every time that you have scheduled to write, sit in that chair or in your bed or on the floor or wherever you are productive, and
Go Faulkner Yourself
Every time you think the muse is not communicating with you, then let your guard down, trust in the process, and
Go Faulkner Yourself
Every time a friend offers to give you great feedback on your first draft, when in your heart of hearts you know it’s too early to share with anyone, not even your significant other, tell that friend that you first need to
Go Faulkner Yourself
Every time you have a great book idea but your friends tell you to join them for drinks, do the right thing and
Go Faulkner Yourself
Every time you turn on YouTube, Netflix, CBS All Access, Disney+, Hulu, or another streaming service or distraction when you have a writing deadline to adhere to, take a deep breath and
Go Faulkner Yourself
Every time you’re afraid to write down what your muse tells you to write or what your brain keeps thinking about, acknowledge and release that fear and just go on ahead and
Go Faulkner Yourself
Every time in the midst of writing and your eyes glaze over and you’re not in the zone anymore, it’s OK to get up off that chair and treat yourself to a snack or ice cream or a little bit of a stretch, so that you can get those creative juices flowing again and get right back to your purpose, which is to
Go Faulkner Yourself
Every time you want to stick it to The Man by writing your call to arms, meditate on whether that is the most important thing you can do right now, understand your responsibility, own your impact, and go forth and
Go Faulkner Yourself
Every time you stay up late and chill with luscious words that you want to just wrap your hands around and massage and sculpt and mold into a pristine shiny body of work, then clearly you are an editor or book publishing consultant like me who works with writers and coaches and surgeons and movers and shakers who knew what they wanted to write, knew what they wanted to accomplish in the world, knew they wanted—no needed—to inspire the world, affect change to the status quo, and in order to do that they knew they had to be open to the idea that the story or book idea chose them, that they are the catalyst for the story’s existence, they are the caretaker of that vision, that story’s purpose, and if they didn’t sit down for five or ten or thirty minutes to go Faulkner themselves on the keyboard or journal or via phone dictation, the story idea itself would high-tail it out of their grasp quicker than it could whisper this sweet nothing into their ears:
Go Faulkner Yourself
Every time you need a helping hand, a magician of an editor who can understand your vision and your voice, reach out to that editor to schedule a call to get your manuscript on the right track. There is no need to Faulk it all up yourself when you have an expert partner to guide you along the way.