J.L. MORA

(And Why "Pantsing" Was Slowly Killing Me) Let me paint you a picture. It's a quiet Tuesday. Work is light. I have the whole morning ahead of me. I open my document, stare at chapter two for forty-five minutes, close the document, and spend the next hour reorganizing my desk instead. Sound familiar? Here's what I thought my problem was: I needed more time. More quiet. More inspiration. More of whatever magical ingredient everyone else seemed to have that I clearly did not. He

I finally fixed my writer's block. And what I learned was that I wasn't lacking in motivation, time, desire, or energy (as I previously believed). What I was actually lacking was organization. In ALL aspects of my life. I used to tell myself: I'll finish Chapter 2 this week. I'll write in the morning when I have the most brain power. The week is pretty busy, but I'll slip in some writing at some point. I'm working from home on this day, so things will be quiet enough to write