I’m assuming you love to write. Sometimes it’s bliss, it’s ferocious and delicious. You’re on fire. Other times, nothing comes. Or it feels flat. You write because you have to. You force it. So maybe you pour yourself more coffee. if it doesn’t help you write faster, at least it will help you get frustrated… Continue reading Should You Force Yourself to Write When You Feel Resistance?
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Use Morning Freewriting to Live With Intent and Clarity
It’s vital to spend the early hours of each day focused on the activities that bring us the most richness and depth. Studies consistently show how the happiest and most productive people spend their early morning hours doing things that some people struggle to ever get around to. Many people face a daily struggle of… Continue reading Use Morning Freewriting to Live With Intent and Clarity
How to Really Transport Your Reader
When we read a story, we get transported to someplace. For this to happen, people talk about the need for the reader to have a willing suspension of disbelief. This phrase came from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the Romantic writer. “In this idea originated the plan of the ‘Lyrical Ballads’; in which it was agreed, that… Continue reading How to Really Transport Your Reader
How I Facilitate Group Critique at a Writing Retreat
Uniqueness Adds Spice I love to bring together a diverse group of people. Experienced writers and nonwriters. Poets and thriller writers. People from different countries and backgrounds. Diversity adds something special when everyone shares a common aim. Everyone at a writing immersion retreat has at least some interest in self-reflection, holism, creative expression, and moving… Continue reading How I Facilitate Group Critique at a Writing Retreat
Writing Sucks! What To Do If Sometimes You Hate To Write
Freewrite to vent all your complaints Why do this? Why vent? Because it’s in there anyway. Shouldn’t I focus on the positive? Won’t it make things worse to dwell on the negative? By taking a few minutes to put your woes and complaints into a freewrite, you’re not making anything worse, you’re just letting it… Continue reading Writing Sucks! What To Do If Sometimes You Hate To Write