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I’m Afraid of Finishing
When  I  was  in  my  mid-twenties,  I  spent  years  struggling  to  finish  anything.  I
wrote dozens of short stories and abandoned them. I thought of articles I wanted
to write for newspapers; I researched them and then I never finished them.
There wasn’t any one moment when I learnt how to complete my work and
become  a  writer.  Instead,  I  got  a  job  as  a  journalist  writing  for  a  newspaper.
There,  I  had  to  finish  my  articles  by  a  deadline  because  if  I  didn’t  my  editor
would have fired me.
I know this because he called me into his office after I missed a deadline and
told me so.
Finishing is harder than starting for another reason too.
Many  artists  say  they  feel  a  certain  sense  of  emptiness  when  their  book,
painting, album or big idea is finished. You live with something for hours, days,
months or even years, fantasise about the moment it’s over and then when that
time comes, you feel bereft.