"Another way to create accountability is to go public. In his memoir The Writing of One Novel, novelist Irving Wallace explained, “When you are a free and independent writer, without employer, without hours or deadlines, you have to play little games to force yourself into the actual writing. For me, **one game is to announce . . . that I have finally decided on my next book, that I am ready to write it . . . to put my pride on the line**.” "" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[discipline]] , [[routines]] , [[habits]] , [[working-with-the-door-open]], **Source** -- [[20240806084000 - B - Better Than Before]]