Rich Gomez | Write. Publish. Influence - Publishing Strategist

Every book coach on this platform gives the same generic advice.

"Wake up at 5 AM." "Write 500 words a day." "Just block out 30 minutes."

If you had 30 spare, uninterrupted minutes — you'd have written the book already. 📖

Here's what I tell the authors inside my community instead:

Open your draft.
Stare at it for 5–10 seconds.
Close it.

That's it. Write nothing.

Two things happen when you do this consistently:

→ You prove to your brain that opening the file doesn't kill you.
→ You create a psychological itch. The brain hates open loops.

The pressure shifts from "I don't have time to write" to "I actually want to fix that paragraph."

Stop trying to write a masterpiece in one sitting when you haven't even mastered opening the file.

Lower the bar. Remove the friction. Let the pressure do the work.

If you've been staring at a blank page or a dead draft — drop the ego.

Try doing nothing for 5 seconds today. See what happens to your brain in 7 days. 👇

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