I have never previously encountered this expression

[dreamer_easy]

"You eat the elephant one bite at a time."

A useful reminder when one is contemplating with horror the amount of work required to complete one's novel.

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[pbristow.livejournal.com]

Ahh... The essence, I'm told, of the Time Manager™ course that they never let me go on 'cos I was only an EO THE ROTTEN BASTARDS!!!!

... Ahem. [BLUSH]

Sorry, Civil Service flashback. I'll be fine in a minute.