The Value of Deconditioning Practice can lead to improvement, but we don’t automatically get better as we write. Experience alone doesn’t lead to improvement. If we do the same thing over and over, years may go by and we don’t get better. If you drive your car in circles, you’ll put plenty of miles on… Continue reading Why it’s Essential to Unlearn How to Write
Author: Stephen Lloyd Webber
Take Ownership of the World
Maybe you look out at the world and you don’t always like what you see. All the over-hyped movies. Blockbusters that won awards and then were never heard of later. “Timeless classics” that became embarrassments. The intellectual in me likes to try to complicate things. As a writer, I wanted to get away from “all… Continue reading Take Ownership of the World
Can You Really Freewrite an Entire Book?
Certainly. Yep. Yep, you can freewrite a whole book. So there’s the answer. But maybe you were hoping for something along the lines of “how can I freewrite my book?” or “can you show me what freewriting a book might look like?” To which I answer: Certainly. Yep. Yep, I can show you that. Sorry.… Continue reading Can You Really Freewrite an Entire Book?
Use These Freewriting Techniques to Max Out Your Productivity As A Writer
I’m turning into a freewriting evangelist. I love to spread the word about all the cool things you can do with freewriting. Many people have some experience with freewriting. The problem is that we learned it in a way that fails to account for how damn versatile it can be. We learned freewriting in school,… Continue reading Use These Freewriting Techniques to Max Out Your Productivity As A Writer
I Use This Rapid Outlining Strategy to Boost Productivity
People have all sorts of opinions and even emotional baggage when it comes to making outlines for a writing project. Some people love outlines, most people hate them. One of the biggest misconceptions about outlining is that they are somehow separate from the creative process, that whereas writing is creative, outlining is something done only… Continue reading I Use This Rapid Outlining Strategy to Boost Productivity