You’re one person, but you have many sides. Maybe you have some sense for these different sides of yourself. It’s likely that they are largely determined by what kind of action is required from you or based on a certain setting that you find yourself in. Maybe you have a corporate side that emerges at… Continue reading What Part of You Is the Writer?
Tag: self-discovery
Self-Criticism Hacks for Writers
To this perfection of nature in our poet we require exercise of those parts, exercitatio, and frequent. If his wit will not arrive suddenly at the dignity of the ancients, let him not yet fall out with it, quarrel, or be over hastily angry, offer to turn it away from study in humor; but come… Continue reading Self-Criticism Hacks for Writers
Storytellers, Work With What You’ve Got
“Orange you glad I didn’t say banana?” When I told jokes as a kid, I began with the punchline. Then I proceeded to explain why the joke was funny. The person who laughed the most at my jokes was me. Is that because no one else laughed when I told a joke? Yes, it’s because… Continue reading Storytellers, Work With What You’ve Got
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
If You’re Blocked, Defeat Your Inner Know-It-All
My inner know-it-all is a big obstacle for me. Maybe you can relate. When something new comes up, I want to be first to know. I have an insatiable need to figure things out. When I’m the first to blurt out the answer and everyone else notice, my inner know-it-all smiles. I hate to feel… Continue reading If You’re Blocked, Defeat Your Inner Know-It-All