How to Be a Successful Writer

You need to know that you're kind of like at least keeping up. You might also be listening and thinking, oh my God, how horrible that's making me actually feel physically sick. If it doesn't light a fire in your belly, it's not something that proves you're a real writer. I would argue the vast majority of authors have never completed a day like that. For one, as well as not having the time and having to do other work, I just don't have the self-discipline. Unfortunately, those are the sort of days that for me, I can only really manage whilst on retreats.