The Habits of Writers - Jemma Castle

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Sieb ~bi~mb `|b ambzklmb `do c`d x|ktb `d{xjb|b- xjkmst itjb|s dbbo `

s~bckakc scbd`|ki i| sbt ia cidoktkids ti hbt hikdh$ E`d{ bz~b|kbdcbo x|ktb|s

tbdo ti hbt x|ktb|s lmicf `do c`d(t sbbe hbt hikdh `t `mm- bqbd ai| xbbfs i|

eidtjs id bdo$

K- ~b|sid`mm{- akdo x|ktkdh amixs b`skm{ idcb K st`|t$ Kts tjb sti~~kdh tj`t tjb

kssrb `do akdokdh bdirhj- rdokstr|lbo tkeb ti hbt kt oidb$ Ka K cirmo- K xirmo

x|ktb bqb|{ o`{$ _jb|b `|b `mx`{s t|khhb|s ai| eb$ Grst t|{kdh ti fbb~ t|`cf ia

`mm tjb cidcb~ts ks ` cj`mmbdhb$

K x`s |bcbdtm{ xi|fkdh id ` qb|{ rsbarm kdtb|a`cb ~|ih|`e % kts c`mmbo

,_jirhjt%


2/9

,Q`|kbt{ ks tjb s~kcb ia mkab-, K cj`dtbo ti tjb oirltkdh xktcjbs xji c|bb~

`lirt tjb st|bbts- xktj tjbk| lkdicrm`|s `do s~kd t`mbs ti t|`~ mkqbs kd$

_j`t àtb|diid- K abo e{ qkskti|s ti tjb ambsj b`tkdh h|kaakd rdob| tjb st`k|s `do

x`ktbo ~`tkbdtm{ ai| e{ mrcf o|`hid ti |btr|d$ Kd tjb bdo K jò ti sbt irt id

~b|kmirs gir|db{ ti |bt|kbqb jke `do K j`qb idm{ grst |btr|dbo- ~bddkmbss `do

xktjirt sieb ia e{ mrhh`hb lrt K oko |bciqb| $$$$$$$`t mb`st eistm{$

_jb|b(s `d `|tkcmb K |bò id tjb x`{ `do {ir c`d grst cmkcf id tjb mkdf ti |bò

kt {ir|sbma$

Xbk|o X|ktkdh J`lkts ia Aèirs @rtji|s

Kt sbbes e`d{ x|ktb|s dbbo ti O\KDF m`|hb pr`dtktkbs ia `mcijim `do seifb `

mit or|kdh x|ktkdh$

Itjb|s x|ktb `t d be~t{ obsf a`ckdh ` lm`df x`mm$ Itjb|s dbbo ti mkb oixd

kd lbo `do x|ktb xktj ` s~bckakc ~bdckm `do tjbk| cjikcb ia ~`~b|$

JB\BSJB\BSJB\BSJB\BS XJ@_XJ@_XJ@_XJ@_ K- ^B\SID@MM[ OIK- ^B\SID@MM[ OIK- ^B\SID@MM[ OIK- ^B\SID@MM[ OI KD I\OB\ _I X\K_BKD I\OB\ _I X\K_BKD I\OB\ _I X\K_BKD I\OB\ _I X\K_B7777

K hbt kob`s `mm tjb tkeb$

[ir ekhjt tjkdf tj`ts rsbarm lrt kts |b`mm{ tk|bsieb `do kds`db$


3/9

K dbbo ti git tjbe oixd i| bmsb K ai|hbt$ K j`qb ` ditb~ò j`do{ `mm tjb

tkeb$ Bqbd kd tjb ekoomb ia tjb dkhjt$ Ka K c`d(t smbb~ K dbbo ti x|ktb kt `mm irt

`do kts dit `mx`{s ~issklmb ti hbt r~ `do x|ktb ` xjimb liif kd tjb ekoomb ia

tjb dkhjt 7+ Di kts dit!

Kob`mm{ K dbbo ti grst x|ktb kt `mm irt xjbd K hbt `d kob` `do K c`d grst skt `do

akdksj tjb xjimb tjkdh kd idb hi-- dit e`ttb| jix rdcieai|t`lmb K è K grst

sxktcj tjb cie~m`kdkdh mkel iaa$ K oi e{ boktkdh tjb dbzt o`{$ Ka K bokt tii

ercj id tjb hbt kt `mm oixd o`{ tjbd kt grst erookbs tjb x`tb|$ Siebtkebs K

j`qb ti ka e{ akdhb|s xb|b id tjb x|idh fb{s ia tjb fb{li`|o lbc`rsb itjb|s

oid(t sbbe ti lb `lmb ti rdob|st`do tjb ersj$

@ xi|o ia x`|dkdh % Dbqb| ,|b~m`cb `mm, kt prktb ske~m{ oibs dit xi|f tjb x`{

{ir kdtbdo `do {ir akdo {ir|sbma |bh|bttkdh kt$ K oi mkfb ti hbt e{ hrkdb` ~khs

ti |bò kt kd kdst`mebdts$ Kt tj|kmms eb ka tjb{ mkfb kt `do `sf prbstkids lrt ka K hbt

|rsjbo ti oi tii e`d{ kdst`mebdts `do K hbt tii e`d{ kdtb||r~tkids mkfb

cji|bs `do kdqktbo hrbsts- kt oibs dit `mx`{s xi|f$ K j`qb lbbd fdixd ti

sj`~b%cj`dhb xktjirt ` eiebdts x`|dkdh xktj rdbz~bctbom{ ebss{ |bsrmts$

Sc|bès `do |rddkdh aiitstb~s `ccie~`dkbo l{ xkdhkdh rsr`mm{ iccr| `do

tjb dbkhjlir|s skhj mirom{$

St`{kdh r~ `mm dkhjt h`wkdh `t srdsbts `do |kskdh eiid di|e`mm{ e`fbs e{

b{bmkos o|ii~ `do tj`t jkdob|s tjb ~|ih|bsskid$ [@XD


4/9

Icc`skid`mm{ K dbbo ti hkqb ` sti|{ tkeb ti e`tr|b mkfb ` akdb xkdb `do K ~rt kt

kd tjb rdob|h|irdo cbmm`| ai| xjkmb$ @ srkt`lmb bqbdt i| cidcb~t xkmm

obqbmi~ kd tkeb$ Kt lbttb|!

Ai|ckdh idbsbma ti x|ktb bqb|{o`{ ks okaakcrmt `s xb `mm j`qb o`km{ mkab ti

cidtbdo xktj$ Fkos- jrsl`dos- ~bts- qkskti|s$

K obakdktbm{ oid(t mkfb ti lb kdtb||r~tbo xjkmst K è xi|fkdh lrt kts dit ~issklmb

ti j`qb kt mkfb tj`t$ Si lbkdh h|re~ c`d siebtkebs hbt {ir tjb s~`cb {ir

dbbo$

Kts ercj b`skb| ti sekmb j`~~km{ `t |bcbdt `cpr`kdt`dcbs tj`t tjb |bhrm`|

ebelb|s ia {ir| aèkm{ tj`t cmrttb| {ir| fktcjbd amii| xktj c`|bmbssm{ o|i~~bo

tb`l`hs `do mkttb| tjb ~`ss`hbs xktj ok|t{- stkdfkdh sicfs `do itjb|

rdebdtkid`lmb tjkdhs$

K obakdktbm{ hbt kds~k|`tkids `mm tjb tkeb tjirhj `do K rsbo ti c`||{ ` se`mm

|bci|okdh e`cjkdb xktj eb si K cirmo hbt e{ tjirhjts oixd `s K x`s o|kqkdh

kd tjb t|àakc btc$ Rdtkm K eks~m`cbo kt- tj`t ks$ B`cj scbd`|ki j`s kts mkekt`tkids

tjirhj$ Ka ~issklmb ` x|ktkdh obsf dbzt ti {ir| lbo ekhjt xi|f- cmb`| ia cmrttb|

ks hiio$ @ srdd{ s~it ks hiio$ Siebtkebs ` cmrttb| a|bb `|b` ks dkcb lrt kd

ir| jirsb dit ~issklmb 6+


5/9

Sj`~b cj`dhkdh `do |b`me ji~~kdh xi|fs ai| eb$ Kt `msi c`tcjbs ~bi~mb

l{ sr|~|ksb `do tjbd tjb{ oid(t litjb| {ir si ercj$ Ka K hbt tjb s~bmm x|idh kt

ekhjt `tt|`ct `d `|e{ ia s~`cb kdq`ob|s lrt tjb idm{ x`{ ti ob`m xktj tj`t ks

ti ske~mb sti~ tkeb bdtk|bm{ % rdtkm {ir akdo {ir `|b `lmb ti l|b`tjb$

Okst|`ctkids `do kdtb||r~tkids |rkd tjkdhs ai| eb$ K c`d sr|qkqb ` cir~mb ia

tjbe- lrt rsr`mm{ siebidb obe`dos K j`qb ti hi irt keebok`tbm{

siebxjb|b- i| K j`qb cji|bs ti oi mkfb cmb`d tjb aksj t`df! E{ ersb xkmm

fbb~ jirdokdh eb ti x|ktb irt e{ straa lrt K oid(t hbt tjb i~~i|trdkt{$

Siebtkebs tjks j`~~bds ai| `hbs kd ` |ix `do kt e`fbs eb tr|d kdti `

o|`hid 7)

L{ tjb tkeb K oi hbt tjb cj`dcb K j`qb mist e{ tjirhjts$

S`{kdh `mm tj`t- K oid(t tjkdf tj`t `mcijim ks tjb fb{ ti |bm`z`tkid$

Si- sieb tkeb `hi- K obckobo ti kdqbdt ` e`hkc`m tkeb x`|~$ [bs! K si|t ia

dbbo ti smk~ `x`{ rdditkcbo kdti e{ e`hkc`m xi|mo7 Sieb o`{s kt ekhjt lb

` jit cr~ ia tb`- sieb dree{ sd`cfs- kds~k|kdh erskc tj`t `|b `mm c|b`tbo )

cj`dhbo l{ ekdo cidt|im$ E`hdkakcbdt cimir| cielkd`tkids- jb`o{

`|ie`tjb|`~{ ikms `do e{ a`qir|ktb ar|dktr|b *xjkcj K oid(t `ctr`mm{ ixd+$ @

mit ia ~b|sid`m s~`cb xktj DI kdtb||r~tkids$


6/9

[bs K |b`mm{ oi bdtb| ditjb| |b`me ti x|ktb$ K tit`mm{ mb`qb tjks ~`|tkcrm`|

s~`cb kd tkeb `do bdtb| siebtjkdh bdtk|bm{ e`hkc`m$ Kts `mm kd tjb ekdo do

ke`hkd`tkid$

DI |kdhkdh ~jidbs- di lkmms- dit l`|fkdh oihs- di ebixkdh sc|`tcjkdh c`ts-

di ok|t{ oksjbs- di ebss{ fkos |iies- di xi||kbs- di c`|s % `do {bt siebtkebs

|b`m mkab c`d `oo kdtb|bst ti ` sti|{$ Grst ` hmke~sb ia |b`mkt{$

@ abx cr~s ia ji~s- ~`sskidamixb| `do q`mb|k`d |iit tb`- K j`qb lbbd timo-

ekhjt jbm~$ Jidbstm{ K grst oid(t j`qb tjb tkeb$

Si K j`qb kdstb`o kdqbdtbo ` sxktcj ai| l|kba eiebdts- K w`~ l`cf rdditkcbo

`do hmb`d e{ h|bbo{ b{bs do ab`st e{ ekdo$ K sd`tcj r~ ` ~rlmkc`tkid i|

` l|khjtm{ cimir|bo |rllb| l`mm `do tj|ix kt iaa tjb dbkhjlir|s |iia$

Itjb| tkebs- K t|{ ti cmb`| e{ ekdo l{ cj`dtkdh ` s~bmm$ K q`~i|ksb e{

A`cbliif- bz~miob e{ ~istliz- obeimksj e{ st|bbt `do sj`ttb| e{ o|bsskdh

t`lmb$ _jbd K cie~`ct kt `mm kdti mkttmb h|b{ lbbtmb- xji sbts irt do |btr|ds

` qkqko ebt`mmkc sjbbd ia |`|b e`hkc`m c|b`tr|b dbqb| sbbd lbai|b `do

sroobdm{ kt xkmm st`|t ~m`{kdh ` akoombci|okid qb|{ mirom{$ K e`fb kt j`~~bd$ K

am{ irt kdti tjb jkmms- okqb `midh tjb ci`stmkdb- l`sf kd tjb l`cfkdh jb`t ia tjb

obsb|t `do |btr|d kds~k|bo xktj |b`m mkab bz~b|kbdcbs$


7/9

^C l`sbo x|ktkdh ks obakdktbm{ ~|bab|`lmb `do K c`d |b`mm{ wiie `midh `do hbt

kt `mm irt lbai|b K lr|st$ _`fkdh l|b`fs ks dbcbss`|{ lrt x`stbs tkeb `s K tjbd

dbbo ti |baicrs$ K bqbd ai|hbt ti o|kdf `d{tjkdh `t `mm ai| o`{s `t ` tkeb `do

st`|t ti |bsbelmb ` |`kskd$ Idcb K x`s |rsjbo ti jis~kt`m `do jò ti lb

|bcm`sskakbo l{ tjb jieb iaakcb `s ,O|kbo A|rkt,$

K obakdktbm{ dbbo e{ e`hkc`m jkobirt tj`t K c`d hi kdti `t `d{ tkeb % di

e`ttb| xj`t e{ aèkm{ ks oikdh `do W@^ kt cmisbo `do iaa K hi$ Kts `mm kd e{

jbò `do e{ ersb bhhs eb id$

Jix e`d{ x|ktb|s ~m`d xj`t tjb{ x|ktb9 [ir hbt ~b|abctkidksts `do

h|è`tkcksts xji t`fb `mm tjb gi{ irt ia ` s~idt`dbirs sti|{$

_jkdf ia `mm {ir| a`qir|ktb sti|{(s % {ir ekhjt ditkcb tjb ioo ekst`fb i| h`~ kd

tjb ~mit LR_ ka tjb sti|{ h|k~s {ir `do {ir c`d(t ~rt kt oixd rdtkm {ir| akdksjbo

_JBD tj`t(s ` |b`m sti|{ di e`ttb| xj`t `d{idb s`{s$

_j`ts xj`t K x`dt ti x|ktb$$$b{bc`tcjb|s- akdhb| stkcfb|s `do h`~kdh eirtjs$

Ekmo hkhhmkdh- lrt di o|iimkdh- `s K c`d(t `lkob kt$ @mm tjb ~|kss{ ~bi~mb xji

j`qb si ercj ti s`{ `|b grst si li|kdh `do aroo{%oroo{ tj`t tjb{ c`d(t

bqbd x|ktb ` ~ibe xktjirt a|ixdkdh 7+

K iatbd j`qb ` lbhkddkdh lrt dit `d bdo$ @ ekoomb xktj di lbhkddkdh `do

tj`t xjb|b e`hkc ciebs kd$ Oid(t mkekt {ir|sbma$ @d{tjkdh c`d j`~~bd$ [ir


8/9

`|b kd cidt|im$ Ka {ir| dit tjbd {ir| kd t|irlmb$ _j`ts ` xbbf ~ikdt$ Kt j`s

siebtjkdh ti oi xktj mkab$ Mkab j`~~bds bqb|{o`{ `do kt j`s dit bdo rdtkm kts

iqb| `do jix ks tj`t9 Oi liifs j`qb ti bdo xktj ` sroobd ob`tj i| grst tj`t

tiei||ix ks tjb dbzt o`{ `do xb `|b grst dit hikdh ti x|ktb `lirt kt9 \b`mm{

mkab ks grst ` sb|kbs ia dbqb| bdokdh liifs$ Kts tjb idbs xb cjisb ti ai|hbt

`lirt tj`t |be`kd rd|bci|obo9 Si`~ i~b|`s iatbd x|ktb irt ` cj`|`ctb|

`do tjbd {ir `|b mbat xktj tjks qiko9

Hbdb|`mm{ ` x`do ks qb|{ rsbarm lrt c`d skdhb tjb ~`hbs xjbd rsbo kdstbò

ia ` s~bmm%cjbcfb|$

\bsb`|cj ks hiio- K mkfb oikdh |bsb`|cj$ Lrt lb x`|{- kt c`d srcf {ir kdti tjb

lm`cf jimb ia ditjkdhdbss `do K idcb airdo tj`t K jò `hbo prktb ` abx

{b`|s `do s~|irtbo sieb h|b{ j`k|s oikdh cidst`dt |bsb`|cj$ X|kdfmbs tii$

Kt eòb eb sjroob| ai| ` xjkmb tjbd K cmkcfbo id tjb rdoi lrttid$ K `msi

sj`ttb|bo `mm tjb ek||i|s kd tjb jirsb `do |b~m`cbo tjbe xktj e`hdkakcbdtm{

a|`h|`dt lixms ia amixb|s `do cj`dtkdh c`dombs$

Erst hi- K j`qb lbbd ~rttkdh iaa t|è~mkdh oixd tjb 3< amkhjts ia st`k|s ti tjb

`mmb{x`{ irtskob e{ l`cf oii|$ _j`ts xjb|b {ir xkmm akdo e{ seifkdh obd$ K

|bcbdtm{ obci|`tbo kt xktj ~iksidirs ~m`dts- sc`mmi~ sjbmms `do miro |kdhkdh

lbmms `do cjkebs$ K j`qb cimir|arm sj`|os ia hm`ss belboobo id tjb x`mms ti

okscir|`hb qkskti|s$ Lrt kts ~mb`s`dt bdirhj ~m`cb ti lb `do tjb jkhj

~kcfbt abdcb bdcir|`hbs tjb c`ts ti ~|`dcb r~ `do oixd id kt$ Ka tjb{ a`mm


9/9

tjb{ m`do `t e{ abbt- sroobdm{ obe`dokdh ti lb abo$ Ditjkdh ks `s

okscidcb|tkdh `s ` miro fdicf id tjb l`cfoii|$ @ l`cf oii| ks DILIO[(s

lrskdbss$ @ a|idt oii| c`d lb khdi|bo$ @ |kdhkdh tbmb~jidb mbqkt`tbo `do

|it`tbo$

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