As writers, many of us love to create, but not on someone else's schedule. For me, I get random bursts of inspiration at the strangest hours. Often in the middle of the night I can pump out some really thought provoking work. But here's the problem: If you're a professional writer, you're expected to finish each writing project on a given schedule. I have rarely met a writer that can bang out excellent content, on schedule, all the time.

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