Motivational Minute #187: When You’re Behind on Writing

Our founder, Racquel Henry is back with another Motivational Minute on Writer’s Atelier TV, and it’s exactly what you need to hear!

Lately, Racquel has noted that writers around her are disappointed that they aren’t as close to finishing their works in progress as they thought they’d be by now. This can happen for reasons ranging from unforeseeable plot twists in the story to simply a busier life at home.

But to echo what we posted on our Instagram feed, “Don’t get stuck on what you didn’t write. Focus on what you can do right now to move forward instead.“ 

Can you add another thousand words today? Or another five hundred? Never mind the word count you didn’t hit yesterday or the chapters you didn’t get to revise over the weekend. You can only control what you do in the present moment. Take a breath and consider what steps you can take here and now, no matter how small or insignificant they may seem to you. Remember, progress is progress!

Keep going and make yourself proud for getting words down on the page.

Happy writing!

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If you want inspiration offline, have you heard that Racquel has written a mini book of affirmations for writers? It’s available in our shop, along with our new 90-Day Novel Planner and The Write Gym Workbook!

We’d love to have you involved in our online writing community! Thanks for everything!

Racquel Henry is a Trinidadian writer, editor, and writing coach with an MFA from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She is a part-time English Professor and owns Writer’s Atelier. Racquel is also the co-founder and Editor at Black Fox Literary Magazine and the Editor-in-Chief at Voyage YA. She is the author of Holiday on Park, Letter to Santa, and The Writer’s Atelier Little Book of Writing Affirmations. Her fiction, poetry, and nonfiction have appeared in various literary magazines and anthologies. When she’s not working, you can find her watching Hallmark Christmas movies.
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