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    1. Surely the creative simply create, galvanized by a muse,unlike a lesser workaday mortal

      Goes against the idea that writers write well due to their spark within them. The author goes against this belief that many people have due to romanticization. Writers work hard to get their work done; it is unrealistic to believe that this is not the case.

    2. We hope to (or struggle to) move from one state to theother but we delay. We label those more disciplined than we are as plod-ders or hacks yet we chastise ourselves for our own procrastinatio

      I am someone who has been exposed to procrastination, especially when it comes to my schoolwork. I push all my work until the last minute, causing me to rush to get it done in the end.

    3. “Many writers use alcohol to help themselves write—tocalm their anxieties, lift their inhibitions.” Yet heavy drinking can quicklylead to a vicious circle. Writing ultimately suffers because of drink, “theunhappy writer then drinks more; the writing then suffers more, and soon” (Acocella 2004, 116

      Drinking can relieve writers of any pressure or anxiety they are feeling by doing this so that the writing can come out more natural.

    4. Writers’ block and procrastination are psychosocial states as much asthey are physical ones

      It is not always about being deprived of sleep; writer's block and procrastination can come from psychological issues such as anxiety or depression. It can also come from social and physical factors.