Playing the long game

Stop looking for instant gratification

Success doesn’t come overnight. That’s probably the most trite phrase ever. But, it’s also very true and never more true when applied to writing.

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I’ve always wanted to be writer. I wrote articles for my local newspaper when I was a teenager and sporadically afterwards. In 2019, when I quit my job to become a full-time consultant, I…