Comments on: 5 Mistakes to Avoid if You Want to Finish Your Book https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/02/5-mistakes-to-avoid-if-you-want-to-finish-your-book/ Helping writers become bestselling authors Tue, 08 Apr 2025 20:49:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Kathy Waller https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/02/5-mistakes-to-avoid-if-you-want-to-finish-your-book/#comment-681994 Sun, 08 Mar 2020 16:40:35 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=37795#comment-681994 Exactly. Thank you.

]]> By: Top Picks Thursday! For Writers & Readers 03-05-2020 | The Author Chronicles https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/02/5-mistakes-to-avoid-if-you-want-to-finish-your-book/#comment-681661 Thu, 05 Mar 2020 18:35:36 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=37795#comment-681661 […] as we might, writers often make mistakes as we forge ahead with our work. Colleen M. Story shares 5 mistakes to avoid if you want to finish your book, Sarah Chauncey gives us 5 mistakes when writing flashbacks, and Jami Gold explores the pitfalls of […]

]]> By: Colleen https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/02/5-mistakes-to-avoid-if-you-want-to-finish-your-book/#comment-681024 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 03:26:55 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=37795#comment-681024 In reply to Erin.

Thanks, Erin! Oh good for you. It’s not easy to find those little sessions but for many writers they do help us stay grounded through crises. Hope all is well for you now! :O)

]]> By: Erin https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/02/5-mistakes-to-avoid-if-you-want-to-finish-your-book/#comment-681011 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 01:36:20 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=37795#comment-681011 These are great! I especially love the one about not letting life interfere. 2019 was a series of crises for my family. While I couldn’t spend as much time on my manuscript, I still found ways to do small focused sessions so I kept moving forward. Lord knows what would have happened if I hadn’t.

]]> By: Colleen https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/02/5-mistakes-to-avoid-if-you-want-to-finish-your-book/#comment-681007 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:05:33 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=37795#comment-681007 In reply to Dawn.

Totally get it, Dawn, and congrats on the finished book! Glad you got the motivation you needed from NaNoWriMo. Writers encouraging writers is also one of my favorite motivating methods!

]]> By: Colleen https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/02/5-mistakes-to-avoid-if-you-want-to-finish-your-book/#comment-681006 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:03:01 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=37795#comment-681006 In reply to julie brown.

So sorry to hear about your loss, Julie. 🙁 Life definitely does interfere–we might as well expect it. The key is to get over that hump of resistance to starting over again. Good luck!

]]> By: Colleen https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/02/5-mistakes-to-avoid-if-you-want-to-finish-your-book/#comment-681005 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:01:49 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=37795#comment-681005 In reply to ANGELA ACKERMAN.

Ha ha. Promise it a reward. I haven’t tried that one! Thanks, Angela. :O)

]]> By: ANGELA ACKERMAN https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/02/5-mistakes-to-avoid-if-you-want-to-finish-your-book/#comment-680999 Tue, 25 Feb 2020 22:06:21 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=37795#comment-680999 That butt in the chair. Glue, it, staple it, promise it a reward, whatever you need to do, prioritize that time in front of the keyboard with your WIP (not Facebook, etc)!

]]> By: julie brown https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/02/5-mistakes-to-avoid-if-you-want-to-finish-your-book/#comment-680994 Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:53:49 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=37795#comment-680994 This came at just the right time for me — thank you for the important reminders. My life did go off the rails when my father passed away. When a crisis occurs, writers must ride the emotional roller coaster (never knowing when an onslaught of tears will happen). Then we must force ourselves off and get back to work. And yes, scheduling writing time into the calendar is essential!

]]> By: Dawn https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/02/5-mistakes-to-avoid-if-you-want-to-finish-your-book/#comment-680992 Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:30:51 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=37795#comment-680992 Chasing after ideas and giving up have been two of my downfalls in the past. But I finally managed to finish a book – several actually, though only one has been thoroughly finished (edited and such) and self-published.

Something that helps me finish a book is NaNoWriMo.org. You have probably heard of it, but for those reading comments and haven’t, it stands for National Novel Writing Month. This occurs in November. The idea is that you focus on writing for the whole month in order to reach a goal of 50,000 words. The writing won’t be perfect, but it’s a worthwhile goal that helps you finish writing the first draft of your book. If you’re lucky like me, your community will have a NaNo leader who coordinates group events and gathers like-minded people who can provide you with encouragement. The months following November is when you work on polishing and editing your finished book.

]]> By: Colleen https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/02/5-mistakes-to-avoid-if-you-want-to-finish-your-book/#comment-680991 Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:27:24 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=37795#comment-680991 Thanks, Becca! I know that’s sure true for me! :O)

]]> By: BECCA PUGLISI https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/02/5-mistakes-to-avoid-if-you-want-to-finish-your-book/#comment-680981 Tue, 25 Feb 2020 13:31:23 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=37795#comment-680981 “Often the secret to finishing a book is starting over again and again.” This is gold, Colleen. SO TRUE. There are a lot of quotes I could pull from this post to use for inspiration. Thanks very much for sharing this with us!

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