Hey everyone:
A quiet day at stately Nichols Manor. Taking it easy today but wanted to share a thought or two with you.
As many of you know, I'm a chess player. I didn't say I was any good at it, compared to many of the guys in my chess club, but that's beside the point. I love the game and I usually have an online correspondence game going all the time.
Recently, I noticed that my game progression seems to be stagnating. I'm beating players below a certain rating but not above it. My progress to get better has stagnated so I got some advice from my unofficial chess coach as well as a couple of other players whom I respect and it comes down to one thing:
More work. I have to up my game and put in the time to get to the next level.
What about you?
If you want to achieve, you have to sometimes up your game whether it be chess, or another sport.
Or writing.
Are you not seeing the progress on that story that you had envisioned? Are you mired down in one scene, one character, or one plot problem? You may have to put some more time and effort into it to start things rolling again. Maybe it's simply a matter of starting the darn thing...you have to actually sit down and hit those keys to put the words on the screen. Books don't write themselves.
I will allow you a sigh of acceptance, then no more slacking. Get up and get to work.
R
