Recommit Yourself We are two weeks into November. I’m supposed to have over 25,000 words. My document has a pitiful 200. Most people would give up. The average word count to win would be 5,000 words or more daily. My best day is 2,000. The next step for me is to recommit to my story. ...

I’ve wanted to be a writer for a long time. But there was a time when I gave up that dream. And I regret it. I started writing stories in second grade. I’d draw picture books about my imagined adventures, and I would make up stories about my Beanie Babies. It was fun and easy ...