Beware of the double-edged sword of social media. It’s very easy to sit on Twitter et al and ‘be a writer’ rather than closing it all down and getting on with the job of actually writing. It’s great to be able to connect with other writers, but it’s also not healthy to surround yourself with them all the time. You don’t need all their advice, or to hear all their good news of bestsellers and awards (no one publicises their worst days after all), you just need to do your own thing and trust in the stories you want to tell. Invest in a programme like Freedom that turns it all off and won’t let you turn it back on till the time is done and get lost in your own book. Freedom has saved my sanity and career many times over.