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by theseagin 590 days ago
If the plan is to put more effort and just do better I'm afraid, you will fail again, sooner or later. Not because effort does not count, because it's too vague. You can write two lines with a pen that weighs 20 kilos, that will be a lot of effort but you've only written two lines. What can you do instead:

1. Trouble writing because you want something perfect:

Write crap, sit down and tell yourself I'm going to write one line, that's it. Just one line. But do it everyday.

2. Care too much about what others think:

If others perception of what you write is hindering you, just don't share everything you write. In this early a stage the point is to get good. Occasionally you'll write something that you'll be really proud of, share that. Not every word that comes out of our heads is pure magic, we all think and write a lot of crap. Welcome.