Hello, my name is Justine, and I’m a starter.

Published: Thu, 07/30/15



Hello, my name is Justine, and I’m a starter.


I start far more writing projects than I finish.


I have new ideas every day, demanding ideas that demand to be started.


I love the feeling of starting. I love it so much that I’ll take starting over continuing or (gulp) finishing any day of the week.


Yup, I’m a starter, and I’m not alone. I recently received the following email from writer Melissa M.:


“I have just taken a look at the diagnostic tool you sent me and it does hit on a few problems. One of my bigger problems is that I seem to be a ‘starter.’ I have started about twenty four books, but I have only ‘finished’ (meaning I have written a first draft) one. I also feel that the one book I finished is not that good. I am sure it is a confidence issue, as I know I am my worst critic. I have tons of ideas, I am just not sure what to do with them all. If there was a job out there that only required a person to generate ideas, I would be perfect for it. I love coming up with ideas, and I would love to just hand them off and watch someone else run with them, but I am also determined to take at least some of them and FINISH something! Thank you for the tool, I hope to utilize it and start moving in the right direction soon.”


A big thank you to Melissa for sharing her writing-related challenges with me, a fellow starter, and now with all of you. It helps to know we’re not alone.


With twenty-four books started, Melissa really is an idea machine. And although it doesn’t always feel that way, that’s actually a good problem to have. It means she’ll never want for material.


That said, being a starter comes with its own challenges, and that’s what you’ll have to tackle if you ever hope to finish your writing projects.


To learn how to stop starting and start finishing your writing in just four steps, read the rest of my blog post now!



Yours in starterism,
Justine


Justine Tal Goldberg
Owner, WriteByNight






P.S. If you know someone who might benefit from today's message, please feel free to forward this email along. Go on, help a writer out.




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