Resistance Strikes at the Beginning

Revise that: Resistance strikes BEFORE we begin.

How many of us have collected “notes” and amassed “research” for that life-altering project we’ve always dreamt of tackling?

Resistance loves it when we “rehearse” and “prepare.” It knows the more we plot out our magnum opus, the less chance that we’ll actually work on it.

I have a mantra:

Start before you’re ready.

The idea is to outfox our fear-brain by stealing a march on it.

Don’t research. Don’t plan. Begin!

DO THE WORK

Steve shows you the predictable Resistance points that every writer hits in a work-in-progress and then shows you how to deal with each one of these sticking points. This book shows you how to keep going with your work.

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THE AUTHENTIC SWING

A short book about the writing of a first novel: for Steve, The Legend of Bagger Vance. Having failed with three earlier attempts at novels, here's how Steve finally succeeded.

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NOBODY WANTS TO READ YOUR SH*T

Steve shares his "lessons learned" from the trenches of the five different writing careers—advertising, screenwriting, fiction, nonfiction, and self-help. This is tradecraft. An MFA in Writing in 197 pages.

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TURNING PRO

Amateurs have amateur habits. Pros have pro habits. When we turn pro, we give up the comfortable life but we find our power. Steve answers the question, "How do we overcome Resistance?"

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8 Comments

  1. Cynthia Brucksch on February 11, 2026 at 3:19 am

    Precisely. And thanks for that mantra.!

  2. Jackie on February 11, 2026 at 3:28 am

    I know people who bought golf clubs, shoes, and attire and rarely hit the links. Or who amass a garage filled with wood working tools and never plug them in. I also know people who grab five clubs, toss them in the trunk, and head out to the course, regularly. Or the man with one knife who carved over a hundred walking sticks. Have or do?

  3. Ben May on February 11, 2026 at 3:28 am

    Amen
    ‘Tokus auf Tisch!’

    • Jackie on February 11, 2026 at 5:05 am

      Ben, I had to lookup the saying. I like it! Adding it to my arsenal.

  4. Scott Mitchell on February 11, 2026 at 6:16 am

    “Start before you are ready!” – this sounds like a universal law of accomplishment. I’m going to adapt this as my mantra for moving forward on projects. Thanks for that!

    • Bettina Barry on February 11, 2026 at 6:56 am

      I am not a writer, but have lived among them most of my adult life. This advise is spot on!
      My husband when he was writing, every morning, he would start off writing a “letter to the editor” to the local newspaper. He considered it an exercise in preparing his mind., but a motivation of his fighting spirit. If he needed any extra books or articles for a project, that was during process of writing — of course he need stuff beforehand — but never waisted time for being fully perpared. He always was reading and researching when he wasn’t writing.

  5. Vinny Auriemma on February 11, 2026 at 6:35 am

    How did you know
    ‘‘a GI named jimmy my Hero My dad “
    I have letters from German pow camp
    Letters Kia missing pow etc
    Gov debriefing typed out pages
    Jimmy married Nov 17 1945
    Months after liberation from German pow camp!!
    Filled in 1945 with Scott’s from DUNKIRK
    11 years later his young wife my mother Patty
    Dies on may 3 1957. Leaving jimmy Vinny 9 frankie 7 Nicky 4 years old !!
    Two life challenges survived battle of the bulge Arden tree explosions
    Legs ripped with hot shreds of shell bursts
    Now jimmy has three boys and himself
    What was his biggest challenge!!
    Pre war “,a Bronx tale “ war time “ saving private ryan “ next “ my three sons”
    Over 20 yrs screwing around and not TAKING Action

  6. Smudgie on February 11, 2026 at 7:47 am

    Yup! Guilty as charged! Great post!

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