Beginning A Story: What Stops Us Starting?
Sarah Lewis June 3, 2026
Escape the procrastination trap and write your butt off.
Escape the procrastination trap and write your butt off.
Don’t get stuck rewriting your first line over and over. Knock one out with this magic generator, use it as a placeholder and crack on with the whole writing shebang.
Alice Slater’s short story was rejected again and again for ten years. Then everything changed.
Why are we always trying to avoid how rejection feels?
Having readers for our stories is just as important as writing them. Here’s why.
Even the greatest writers once hurled their manuscripts across the room and cried that they were no good.
Don’t let the stress of the world deaden your still-beating heart
In times like these, we need the full story
What do we do when our taste doesn’t match our desire? Read Ira Glass’s inimitable advice in full
Writer imposter syndrome is an absolute nightmare and we should all yeet it into the sun
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