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Episiode 205 - How to stop stalling and get going.

Episiode 205 - How to stop stalling and get going.

Update: 2026-02-20
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Sometimes we are full  of ambition to write.  Yet we don't.  We put off our writing, then put it off again.  Why do we do that?  And what can be done to get us in front of the keyboard?  Here are thoughts on what we can do to get us producing.  Also, powerful first sentences drop the reader into the story after the action is already underway.  Here's how to do it, with examples from excellent writers.

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Episiode 205 - How to stop stalling and get going.

Episiode 205 - How to stop stalling and get going.

James Thayer