A couple weeks ago, I mentioned some of my writing projects and choosing which one to work on.

On many of them, it’s been quite a while since I worked on them. Of course, there are the usual reasons like time and other priorities, but I also realized there was the additional problem of an obstacle I put in my own way.

I keep my writing projects in a fire-proof cabinet in the basement. I have file after file of things I’ve done, things I’ve had done for me, and things that are works in progress.

While I would have a copy of a particular story on the computer, any hand-written notes were stored in the cabinet. So, if I wanted to write something, I’d have to get it out. This became a hassle. As such, it became an obstacle to working on a writing project. I might have time to write something, but then by the time I’d dig it out, well, I wouldn’t have as much time left. Better to just work on something else instead, right?

Well, I picked one of the stories I mentioned (can you guess which one?), and got out all my hand-written notes and scanned them. I put them all together in a PDF file. So, now I have my notes handy whenever I have the time to work on the story. Now, to just figure out the resolution to the cliffhanger I left off on. Too bad I didn’t write that bit down…

What obstacles are you throwing in the way of your own success?

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