Tag: Freewriting

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

Try Writing Pure Nonsense for the Rest of the Day

I’m a freewriting evangelist. I love writing marathons. I have found that the notion of writing without stopping spooks some people. They’re worried that if they do that, they might tap into something. Awaken something profound (and profoundly suppressed) within them. Like… I guess something like the puzzle box in Hellraiser. Freewriting has a lot… Continue reading Try Writing Pure Nonsense for the Rest of the Day

This is the Right Way to Write

The right way to write. The correct way to scribe. The archetypal modality of authorship. A workable answer for the right way to write is illustrated by Gary Snyder’s poem “Riprap.” I’ll share the poem at the end of this post. The right way to write is freely. Freewriting, writing without stopping, is a swell… Continue reading This is the Right Way to Write

A Trait to Embody: Enthusiasm [Applied Freewriting]

Mere Enthusiasm is the All in All! William Blake It’s only natural to feel unenthusiastic sometimes. Feelings often have something to show us, so it is important to notice what you are experiencing and to allow yourself to hear the wisdom on the other side of the emotion. When you don’t feel like writing, when… Continue reading A Trait to Embody: Enthusiasm [Applied Freewriting]