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If you’ve ever found yourself stuck mid-writing—not sure how to develop an idea into a narrative, or not sure where to take your characters next—the problem isn’t with inspiration, but lack of analysis. We like to think of writing as a creative art, ruled by elusive powers such as the muse and inspiration. We wait for stories to unfold on their own and characters to mystically write themselves as they go through the plot. But if you’ve ever had a staring contest with a blank

The thing most beginner writers struggle with the most is building a consistent writing habit. When you’re just starting out, writing feels chaotic. Your attention is pulled in a dozen directions, and your ability to write seems to depend entirely on the mood you wake up in or whether the muse decided to pay you a visit that day. But the reality is that writing has little to do with inspiration and everything to do with habit. And just to make my point – I’m writing this arti