I wrote 70% of my book in 5 months. And then I didn’t write for the next year

I wrote 70% of my book in 5 months. 

And then I didn’t write for the next year.

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I got busy with life and my attention went elsewhere.

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At some point a scary thought hit me:

My best work - ideas in drafts and notes’ never left my computer. No one ever read my work.

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I needed a push.

I signed up for a retreat with Richard Branson on Necker Island, organized by @Fiona.

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My goal - finish the first draft by the time I meet Richard Brandon, so I could give it to him as a gift.

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So, I got myself back to writing.

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Joining a writing community helped me a lot.

I wanted to finish it, whatever the cost.

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I had to remind myself: "it’s okay if the first version is not perfect". Just put it out there and improve later.

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It didn’t need to be perfect. It had to apply the same principles I had learned while being a founder, my first draft was going to be my MVP.

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Long story short, I finished the draft on time.

And managed to bring it to Necker Island.

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My takeaway here: 

If your internal founder flame is not at its best, find an external motivation to get the looming fire back in you.