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title: "Write When Inspired, Rest When Tired"
date: 2009-08-10
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# Write When Inspired, Rest When Tired

I loved [this essay on writing](http://www.zeldman.com/2009/08/09/write-when-inspired/). I always hear advice from writers that you must write daily no matter what. Zeldman takes another perspective on this idea, and encourages you to "write when inspired; rest when tired." Very eloquent prose throughout.