I got a foot up, starting my WIP, by telling myself to just write it all the way to the end, ignoring quality. It gave me a boost, as did sketching out the ending ( Read more... )

My story is just about to hit 19000 words, and I've still got steam. Also, thankfully, one of my fears has been allayed. I was a bit afraid that one of my main characters might be/come a Mary Sue, but according to this ( Read more... )