Christopher di ArmaniDetermination increases your motivation to complete your daily word count so you can meet your deadline. When you’re determined, you focus all your energy on completing the task before you, such as writing the next section of your book.
Christopher di ArmaniWhen you begin each writing session with focus and intention, you will write more words in 15 minutes than others will write in an hour. My favorite method is to set a 15-minute timer for my writing session. I remove all distractions from my office.
Christopher di ArmaniWhen you are determined to succeed no matter what roadblocks life throws up in front of you, you will write, finish and publish your book. It may feel like your dream of writing a book is an impossible mountain to climb in this moment.
Christopher di ArmaniOur thoughts create our reality. Depressing, negative and disruptive thoughts create a less than desirable day. Positive, uplifting and happy
Christopher di ArmaniOne of the most enjoyable ways to become a better writer is to read a lot. Reading is a pleasure unto itself, but it also delivers positive results
Christopher di ArmaniThe deadline is the one thing that, when used effectively, will turn your dream of a book into your published reality. A friend of mine despises
Christopher di ArmaniThe miracle of the human mind is that our beliefs determine our reality. If you believe you’re a crappy writer who can never get anything right…
Christopher di ArmaniThere’s a great scene at the end of Boondock Saints where Connor, played by Sean Patrick Flanery, asks his father, “How far are we willing to go, Da?”
Christopher di ArmaniYou were born with some level of writing talent. Maybe a little or a lot; a thimble full or a bucket full, but the amount of talent you were born with
Christopher di ArmaniHow did you write your book? Did you write a page or two on Saturday, then nothing until the mood struck you? Or did you set a hard deadline for
Christopher di ArmaniMastery is a goal, not a destination. To become a better writer, I must practice my craft every day. I must write something new, whether I feel like
Christopher di ArmaniWhen you add a deadline to your dream – a date by which you will achieve it – you provide the impetus that is essential for your success.
Christopher di ArmaniI’m not the most talented writer. I’m not the most skilled writer either. But I am a hard-working and committed writer, which means I’ve written
Christopher di ArmaniIf your heart aches to write a book but you haven’t written and published it yet, you know the “agony of bearing an untold story inside you.”
Christopher di ArmaniYour words have the power to change lives. Someone out there faces the same problem you did, but they’re still battling with it, while you, through
Christopher di ArmaniYou are born with some level of talent. It may be a little or it may be a lot. But your talent isn’t what will make you successful.
Christopher di ArmaniSome authors believe they’ll achieve bestseller status if they can just find the one miracle tactic and do it for a day. It’s a false belief,
Christopher di ArmaniDo any of these excuses sound familiar? “I’m too busy to write a book.” “I don’t have time to write.” “I don’t know what to write.”
