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14 Things You’ll (Probably) Never Do

1. Love your first job.

2. Excel at everything.

3. Love everything you write.

4. Pursue every idea that comes to you.

5. Get it right the first time.

6. Make money off the first thing you create.

7. Publish the first draft of anything you write.

8. Publish a book on the first try.

9. Read all the books on your list.

10. Get the exact feedback you’re looking for.

11. Accomplish all your goals.

12. Please everyone.

13. Get things done as quickly as you want to.

14. Live your whole life without making mistakes and “failing.”

Meg is the creator of Novelty Revisions, dedicated to helping writers put their ideas into words. She is a staff writer with The Cheat Sheet, a freelance editor and writer, and a 10-time NaNoWriMo winner. Follow Meg on Twitter for tweets about writing, food and nerdy things.

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chasingseagulls

Aug 9, 2018

Thank you for sharing this! Helps me to deal with my self-accusations better :)

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1. Meg Dowell
  
  Aug 9, 2018
  
  I’m so glad you found this helpful. It helps me too. :)
  
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Writing your first novel-Some things you should know

Aug 9, 2018

I actually did like my first job, but it wasn’t a real job. It was a sixteen-year-olds spending money job. I worked at Wendy’s with a bunch of my high school friends. :-) Thanks for sharing.

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1. Meg Dowell
  
  Aug 9, 2018
  
  Haha amazing. My first “job” was an unpaid internship. I loved it, but did not love the lack of $$.
  
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Don Massenzio

Aug 10, 2018

Reblogged this on Author Don Massenzio and commented:
Check out this post from the Novelty Revisions blog with 14 Things You’ll (Probably) Never Do

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