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Tim Lott, author of 'Yes! No! But Wait! - The One Thing You Need to Know to Write a Novel' - Award-winner discusses why spaces don't matter, why plot is everything and dealing with guilt

Writer's Routine

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The Importance of Taking Yourself Seriously

"I used to just get very angry with myself. Because I sit there hour after hour, really not producing very much," he says. "Most people don't have more than around three hours of proper work in them in a working day" If you're working from home, lock the door, so no one can come and ask you to do the washing up,. He adds: "You need to convince yourself that you're doing something serious."

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