We push ourselves, amateurs especially, to work all the time all day long.
Just to share what I use as a traveling at-home private educator and an on-the-go freelance writer, here's what's in my bag:
Turns out, when your country is comfortable putting kids in cages, your writing spirit can be ripped out of you.
Write the next thing. Write the next thing. Fix it up. Send it out. Write the next thing.
Every nook and cranny and item was clear to see and I thought, "How is he doing this so I can steal his powers?"
However, as I write, and during the quiet hours of the day in between my students, story ideas pop up in my mind. Nuggets of a potentially larger tale.
To counter the outline hate, I have two quick stories. Well, one story, and the other is the piece of writing advice I'm going to dissect.
Fifth Draft 