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
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Your Actual Creativity is the Ultimate On-Demand Entertainment
I will not Reason & Compare, my business is to Create! William Blake Better than on-demand entertainment is on-demand creativity. Your creativity. For yourself. Your friends. Your 1000 true fans. Creativity on demand Creativity on demand means that whenever you sit down to write, it feels true to you in the moment. Whenvever you want… Continue reading Your Actual Creativity is the Ultimate On-Demand Entertainment
How to Write A Book In Fifteen Minute Bursts
“I’d love to write a book, but I don’t have that kind of time. My schedule is already full, plus I’m constantly being interrupted by my kids, and for the sake of my sanity I desperately need to maintain some sort of social life. That doesn’t leave me enough time to write.” If you want… Continue reading How to Write A Book In Fifteen Minute Bursts
How to Crack the Hard Chocolaty Coating of the Writing Doldrums
We all face ups and downs. It’s inevitable. Sometimes we are riding high on the wave of inspiration, and sometimes we feel weighed down by our own sludgy ideas and lousy writing. I’ve been there. Over the years, I have tried all sorts of things: writing in the evenings, writing in the mornings, more coffee,… Continue reading How to Crack the Hard Chocolaty Coating of the Writing Doldrums
Use Freewriting To Accomplish Impossible Goals
I like to set impossible goals and impossible expectations. Partly because it’s inspiring to achieve what was previously believed to be impossible. Huge goals are impressive. The shadow side of this tendency is to set impossible expectations because it leads to a kind of failure that supports my negative beliefs. It goes like this: I… Continue reading Use Freewriting To Accomplish Impossible Goals