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The Simple Fact

David Gane
David Gane
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The original goal of this blog is simple: I want you to write. My belief is that the reason you’re not writing is an excuse.

Every time I write a post, it is a reiteration of this hope. I sometimes wonder much you will tolerate and how much is just me nagging.

I ask people who say they can’t write to try doing it 15 minutes a day to prove themselves wrong. If they can’t give me 15, I ask for 10. This is all that I am asking of you.

If you write scripts, 15 minutes a day would likely give you a feature in about 2 months. If you write novels, you could have one in 4 months.

If writing is what you want to do, then why aren’t you doing it?

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Co-writer of the Shepherd and Wolfe young adult mysteries, the internationally award-winning series, and teacher of storytelling and screenwriting.

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