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Shut up and write. Don't talk about writing, just physically do it.

Natalie Goldberg

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Natalie Goldberg
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: January 4
Author
Novelist
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Brooklyn
New York
Write
Writing
Physically
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The harder you chase something, the faster you go and the less you're able to let life meet life. If you're having difficulty coming up with new ideas, then slow down.
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Shut up and write anyway. Don't use anything as an excuse.
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Because I've been doing my practice for so long, I knew what to do even under really hard circumstances.
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After you have finished a piece of work, the work is then none of your business. Go on and do something else.
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